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Toon Trio Receive England Calls
Written by Newcastle Utd
Three Newcastle United Academy products have been called up for England at two different age groups
By Dan King - Newcastle United Digital Editor
Another three of Newcastle United's youngsters have been called up for international duty with England.
After Alex Gilliead was chosen for Keith Downing's under-20s squad for the Mercedes-Benz Elite Cup in Germany on Wednesday, Freddie Woodman and Adam Armstrong have been named in Aidy Boothroyd's latest under-19s party and Paul Woolston has been selected for Steve Cooper's under-17s.
Goalkeeper Woodman is currently on loan at Crawley, where he has earned rave reviews despite the Reds struggling in League Two, while forward Armstrong has scored six times in eight appearances during his loan spell with Coventry in League One.
Both are part of an 18-man squad for three UEFA European Championship 2016 qualifiers in Macedonia, where they will begin their campaign with a clash against the host nation on Thursday, 8th October before taking on Finland two days later.
They conclude their opening group stage with a match against Italy on Tuesday, 13th October. Two sides in the group will progress to the Elite Round qualifiers next spring.
Meanwhile Woolston, also a goalkeeper, will travel to Chile for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup.
He will meet up with the squad at St. George's Park at the weekend and could be away for as long as a month depending on England's progress.
The full England under-19s squad is: Freddie Woodman (Crawley Town, loan from Newcastle United), Sam Howes (West Ham United), Jonjoe Kenny (Everton), Callum Connolly (Everton), Jake Clarke-Salter (Chelsea), Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), Tafari Moore (Arsenal), Taylor Moore (RC Lens), Jordan Rossiter (Liverpool), Lewis Cook (Leeds United), Josh Onomah (Tottenham Hotspur), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Ipswich Town, loan from Arsenal), Sheyi Ojo (Wolverhampton Wanderers, loan from Liverpool), Patrick Roberts (Manchester City), Isaiah Brown (Vitesse Arnhem, loan from Chelsea), Dominic Solanke (Vitesse Arnhem, loan from Chelsea), Adam Armstrong (Coventry City, loan from Newcastle United), Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
The full England under-17s squad is: Paul Woolston (Newcastle United), Will Huffer (Leeds United), Alfie Whiteman (Tottenham Hotspur), Danny Collinge (VfB Stuttgart), Ro-Shaun Williams (Manchester United), Easah Suliman (Aston Villa), James Yates (Everton), Jay DaSilva (Chelsea), Tayo Edun (Fulham), Tom Davies (Everton), Marcus Wood (Manchester City), Herbie Kane (Liverpool), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Marcus Edwards (Tottenham Hotspur), Will Patching (Manchester City), Chris Willock (Arsenal), Kaylen Hinds (Arsenal), Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Aston Villa), Kazaiah Sterling (Tottenham Hotspur), Ike Ugbo (Chelsea), Stephy Mavididi (Arsenal).