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Aarons Named In England Under-21 Squad
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Newcastle's Rolando Aarons has been named in the England under-21s squad for the first time
By Dan King - Newcastle United Digital Editor
Rolando Aarons has been named in the England under-21s squad for the first time ahead of this month's UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifier against Switzerland.
The winger, who has progressed from Newcastle United's Little Benton Academy to the Magpies' first team, has previously played for England at under-20 level.
Although born in Kingston, Jamaica, Aarons moved to Bristol when he was five years old and joined Newcastle in the summer of 2012 after a successful trial. He's made 15 appearances for the Magpies - nine of them this season - and scored two goals.
England's under-21s face their Swiss counterparts at the Stockhorn Arena in Thun, near Bern, on Saturday, 26th March.
The full England under-21s squad to face Switzerland is: Jordan Pickford (Sunderland), Christian Walton (Brighton and Hove Albion), Joe Wildsmith (Sheffield Wednesday), Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Ben Chilwell (Leicester City), Brendan Galloway (Everton), Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jack Stephens (Coventry City; on loan from Southampton), Matt Targett (Southampton), Lewis Baker (Vitesse Arnhem; on loan from Chelsea), Matt Grimes (Blackburn Rovers; on loan from Swansea City), Isaac Hayden (Hull City; on loan from Arsenal), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), John Swift (Brentford; on loan from Chelsea), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), Rolando Aarons (Newcastle United), Chuba Akpom (Hull City; on loan from Arsenal), Demarai Gray (Leicester City), Jordon Ibe (Liverpool), Dominic Solanke (Vitesse Arnhem; on loan from Chelsea), James Wilson (Brighton and Hove Albion; on loan from Manchester United).