A number of Waterford players have been called up to the Republic of Ireland Under 21 squad for the European qualifier against Luxembourg.
Stephen Kenny's side face Luxembourg on Sunday March 24th at the Tallaght Stadium.
Waterford FC's Zach Elbouzedi and Aaron Drinan are among eight players from the SSE Airtricity League in the 23 man squad.
They will be joined by Bohemians pair Dan Mandroiu and Darragh Leahy, UCD's Liam Scales and Neil Farrugia, Shamrock Rovers' Trevor Clarke and St. Patrick's Athletic midfielder Jamie Lennon.
Two Waterford natives are included in the squad. Manchester United defender Lee O'Connor and Jayson Molumby of Brighton and Hove Albion also received call ups.
Tottenham's 17-year old striker Troy Parrott has been named and Inter midfielder Ryan Nolan is on standby.
IRELAND CALL UPS: Congratulations to Blues duo Aaron Drinan and Zack Elbouzedi who’ve been called into the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad for the UEFA U21 European Championships qualifier against Luxembourg next weekend. #WaterfordFC pic.twitter.com/h28pG3rBVl
— Waterford FC (@WaterfordFCie) March 13, 2019
Republic of Ireland U21 squad v Luxembourg
Goalkeepers: Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool), Gavin Bazunu (Manchester City)
Defenders: Darragh Leahy (Bohemians), Dara O'Shea (Exeter City, on loan from West Bromwich Albion), Barry Cotter (Ipswich Town), Corey Ndaba (Ipswich Town), Conor Masterson (Liverpool), Lee O'Connor (Manchester United), Trevor Clarke (Shamrock Rovers), Liam Scales (UCD AFC)
Midfielders: Jayson Molumby (Brighton and Hove Albion), Jake Doyle Hayes (Cambridge United, on loan from Aston Villa), Connor Ronan (FC DAC 1904, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jamie Lennon (St. Patrick's Athletic), Conor Coventry (West Ham United), Dan Mandroiu (Bohemians).
Attackers: Adam Idah (Norwich City), Troy Parrott (Tottenham Hotspur), Neil Farrugia (UCD AFC), Zach Elbouzedi (Waterford), Michael O'Connor (Linfield), Simon Power (FC Dordrecht, on loan from Norwich City), Aaron Drinan (Waterford, on loan from Ipswich Town).
