Thursday, January 27, 2011

Duffy Named in Ireland U21 Squad

19 year old Everton defender Shane Duffy has been named in Noel King's 19-man under-21 squad for the upcoming friendly against Cyprus on February 9th 2011.

After featuring strongly in Paul Doolin's under-19 team during the European Championships qualification, Duffy now makes the step-up to under-21 level for the FAI.

Republic of Ireland under-21 squad (for international friendly v Cyprus, Larnaca, February 9th): Ritchie Branagan (Bury), Ian McLoughlin (Ipswich Town), Gavin Gunning (Blackburn Rovers), Shane Duffy (Everton), Rob Kiernan (Watford), Mark Connolly (Bolton Wanderers), Richie Towell (Hibernian), Johnny Dunleavy (Barnet, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Shane O’Connor (Ipswich Town), James McCarthy (Wigan Athletic), Conor Clifford (Chelsea), Conor Hourihane (Ipswich Town), Aaron Doran (Inverness CT, on loan Blackburn Rovers), Jamie Devitt (Hull City), Conor Doyle (Derby County), Robbie Brady (Manchester United), James Collins (Shrewsbury Town, on loan from Aston Villa), Mikey Collins (APEP, Cyprus), Robbie Gibbons (Alki Larnaca, Cyprus).

Stand-by List: Lanre Oyebanjo (Histon), Damien McCrory (Dagenham & Redbridge), Enda Stevens (Shamrock Rovers), Daniel Kearns (Dundalk), Gearoid Morrissey (Cork City), Jeff Hendrick (Derby County), Ronan Murray (Ipswich Town), Sean Scannell (Crystal Palace), Joe Mason (Plymouth Argyle), Paddy Madden (Bohemians).



Source: Irish Times

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