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• Thursday September 5th, 2024 @ 12:00

Nine Saints Set For International Duty

Nine St Patrick's Athletic players will represent their countries this week across U19 and U17 level with three different countries.

Mason Melia and Luke Kehir are in the Republic of Ireland U19 squad for games against France, Kazakstan and Slovenia as part of their European Championship qualification preparations.

Five more of our Academy players, Billy Canny, Sam Steward, Sam Rooney, Michael Noonan and Luke Chukwu, are with the Republic of Ireland U17s for a double header of friendlies against Denmark in Spain.

Ivan Graminschii is in the Moldova U19 squad for 2 friendly internationals away to Cyprus while Ivan's St Pat's U20s team-mate Orlandas Jakas has been named in the Lithuanian U19s that will play Armenia twice.

St Patrick's Athletic Head of Academy Football Stephen Elliott said:

"Everyone at St Patrick's Athletic wishes all of the players the very best of luck with their respective countries over the next week.

Playing international football is a real highlight in every young footballer's career, and we're delighted to have nine players away this week, it's a very proud moment for the players, their family and friends, ourselves at St Pat's and all of their previous schoolboy clubs.

They've all been working very hard with us here at St Pat's and have been performing well, we're looking forward to seeing them doing the same for their countries this week."

Keep an eye across our social media pages over the next week for updates on how the players are getting on.

Former Saints Josh Keeley (Tottenham Hotspur on loan with Leyton Orient), Sam Curtis (Sheffield United on lone with Peterborough United) and James Abankwah (Udinese)are also in the Ireland U21s squad for Euro qualifiers against Turkey and Latvia.

*Pictured above, Luke Chukwu, Sam Steward, Michael Noonan, Sam Rooney and Billy Canny away with Republic of Ireland U17s