The ESFA concluded stage 1 of the England U18 Schoolboys Trials sponsored by Pro:Direct this weekend
The ESFA continued stage one of their England U18 Schoolboys Pro:Direct trials yesterday ( Sunday 7th November) with trials taking place in both the South West and South East of England. From these trials, a squad of successful boys have been chosen to represent their respective regions in the next stage of the trial process.
See regional squads below:
Regional Trials
The successful boys from last weekend’s event will go forward to create the South West and South East squad which will face off against each other in stage two of the trials process. This trial is due to take place on Sunday 21st November where a final squad will be selected to compete against the North in the final trial on Sunday 19th December.
The ESFA are also happy to announce the Midlands squad who will face off against the north representative squad which has already been announced.
Full details of the International Trials and a rundown of what to expect from the 2021/22 international season can be found here.
A huge congratulations to the boys listed below for making their respective representative squads:
South East
Number | Name | County |
1. | George Cornwall | Essex |
2. | Denny Roberts | Surrey |
3. | David Nwamadi | Essex |
4. | Jack Beerling | Kent |
5. | Ashton Fox | Norfolk |
6. | Hugh Cullum | Suffolk |
7. | Trevor Caborn | Surrey |
8. | Jack Bates | Sussex |
9. | Noah Carney | Kent |
10. | Louie McDonagh-Kudiabor | Suffolk |
11. | Spencer Whitfield | Surrey |
12. | Jake Anderson | Essex |
13. | Fynley Rutherford | Kent |
14. | Mekhi Stanford-Clarke | Essex |
15. | Billie Clark | Sussex |
16. | Freddie Legg | Sussex |
17. | Jasper Sheik | Surrey |
South West:
Number | Name | County |
1. | Jack Copland | Gloucestershire |
2. | Callum Smalley | Somerset |
3. | Thomas Gruzewski | Hampshire |
4. | Zac Berry | Gloucestershire |
5. | Callum Chivers | Somerset |
6. | Niko Nenonen-Millar | Oxfordshire |
7. | Joe Paradise | Somerset |
8. | Kayden Gordon-Dunn | Cornwall |
9. | Oliver Cloherty | Berkshire |
10. | Joe Adams | Hampshire |
11. | Brinley Doyle | Dorset |
12. | Jack Winsor | Devon |
13. | Harry Hoath | Oxfordshire |
14. | Harrison Cable | Hampshire |
15. | Kai Williamson | Somerset |
16. | Tor Swann | Devon |
17. | Flynn Bolton | Hampshire |
18. | Harvey Keogh | Hampshire |
Midlands
Number | Name | County |
1. | Jake Sykes | Lincolnshire |
2. | Sam Scott | Staffordshire |
3. | Demico Burton | West Midlands |
4. | James Sutton | Staffordshire |
5. | Isaac Turner | Staffordshire |
6. | Levi Jayson | West Midlands |
7. | Tui Sanchez Maciedo | Shropshire |
8. | Max Prickett-Reed | Northamptonshire |
9. | Theo Brown-Jacob | West Midlands |
10. | Brandon Mossini | West Midlands |
11 | Jeevan Purewal | Shropshire |
12. | Samuel Morse | Lincolnshire |
13. | Sean Mooney | West Midlands |
14. | Morgan Payne | Staffordshire |
15. | Jack Thomas | Staffordshire |
16. | Jack Bostock | Staffordshire |
17. | Basit Rasaq | Shropshire |
18. | Joe Griffiths | West Midlands |
The ESFA would like to thank all the players that took part in this season’s initial trials and wish them the very best of luck with their next pursuits in their footballing careers.
Follow the ESFA’s social media channels (@schoolsfootball) on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and www.schoolsfootball.org for regular updates on the 21/22 international programme.
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The National Governing Body for Schools’ Football in England.