Youngsters selected for Wales Cardiff City will have six
Thu Apr 07, 2022 5:23 pm
Youngsters selected for Wales
Cardiff City will have six representatives in the Wales under-16s squad for this month's UEFA Development Tournament, it has been announced.
The competition, which takes place in north Wales between April 9 and April 14, will see the young Welshmen face Brazil, Turkey and Spain. Charlie Crew, Dylan Lawlor, Luey Giles, Gabriele Bianchieri, Ronan Kpakio and Troy Perrett are the six Bluebirds players who have been selected for the tournament.
Cardiff's academy head, David Hughes, said: "Experiencing international development football adds a different and unique perspective to player development. It may be understanding different cultures, preparing and recovering with little time between games, and considering how to influence new team mates and coaches; all of which provide an invaluable learning environment.
"This weekend we will have six schoolboys in the Wales U16 squad to face Brazil, before games against Turkey and Spain. The opportunity to play against Brazil at any age is something to be rightly excited by. A huge well done and good luck to Charlie, Dylan, Luey, Gabriele, Ronan and Troy, along with all of the the Football Association of Wales staff this week."
This tournament comes after a recent international break which saw a number of young Bluebirds represent their country at youth level. Hughes added: "James Crole scored his first goal for Wales U18 v Finland U18 recently, and is one of many such examples. Ollie Denham, Isaak Davies, George Ratcliffe, and Eli King had a valuable experience with Wales U21s, with Morgan Wigley, Joel Colwill, Japhet Mpadi, Cole Zavier and Charlie Crew being others who were afforded the platform at U18 level during the last international break.
“Having individuals travel away consistently across the international age groups is something we are really proud of, with an appreciation of the positive impact these opportunities can have on learning and development.”
Cardiff City will have six representatives in the Wales under-16s squad for this month's UEFA Development Tournament, it has been announced.
The competition, which takes place in north Wales between April 9 and April 14, will see the young Welshmen face Brazil, Turkey and Spain. Charlie Crew, Dylan Lawlor, Luey Giles, Gabriele Bianchieri, Ronan Kpakio and Troy Perrett are the six Bluebirds players who have been selected for the tournament.
Cardiff's academy head, David Hughes, said: "Experiencing international development football adds a different and unique perspective to player development. It may be understanding different cultures, preparing and recovering with little time between games, and considering how to influence new team mates and coaches; all of which provide an invaluable learning environment.
"This weekend we will have six schoolboys in the Wales U16 squad to face Brazil, before games against Turkey and Spain. The opportunity to play against Brazil at any age is something to be rightly excited by. A huge well done and good luck to Charlie, Dylan, Luey, Gabriele, Ronan and Troy, along with all of the the Football Association of Wales staff this week."
This tournament comes after a recent international break which saw a number of young Bluebirds represent their country at youth level. Hughes added: "James Crole scored his first goal for Wales U18 v Finland U18 recently, and is one of many such examples. Ollie Denham, Isaak Davies, George Ratcliffe, and Eli King had a valuable experience with Wales U21s, with Morgan Wigley, Joel Colwill, Japhet Mpadi, Cole Zavier and Charlie Crew being others who were afforded the platform at U18 level during the last international break.
“Having individuals travel away consistently across the international age groups is something we are really proud of, with an appreciation of the positive impact these opportunities can have on learning and development.”
Re: Youngsters selected for Wales Cardiff City will have si
Sun Apr 10, 2022 9:31 am
Wales lost narrowly to Brazil, 2-1and four of our lads were in the starting lineup. A good effort by the boys and by our club 