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Woodman selected for England Under-21 Euro squad
Written by Luke Vinton
Newcastle United goalkeeper Freddie Woodman has been named in the England Under-21 squad for the European Championship finals in June.
The Young Lions sealed their place at the finals in Italy and San Marino after topping Group 4 with eight wins from ten qualifying matches, with Woodman featuring between the sticks in England's 3-0 win against Latvia at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium.
Aidy Boothroyd's side face France, Romania and Croatia in Group C, with the winner progressing to the semi-finals along with securing a place at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Woodman, who currently has six caps at that level, featured three times for Newcastle United's first-team as the 22-year-old played in the Magpies' FA Cup ties against Blackburn Rovers and Watford.
The young shot-stopper - godson of England manager Gareth Southgate - was a part of the Under-21 side which won the Toulon Tournament last term, winning the trophy for a third successive year.
Woodman also won the Under-20 World Cup in 2017, saving a penalty from Venezuela's Adalberto Penaranda in the final, which England won 1-0, and received the Golden Glove award for the tournament's best goalkeeper.
England Under-21 squad:
Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn (Southampton), Dean Henderson (Manchester United), Freddie Woodman (Newcastle United)
Defenders: Jake Clarke-Salter (Chelsea), Jay Dasilva (Chelsea), Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth), Jonjoe Kenny (Everton), Ezri Konsa (Brentford), Fikayo Tomori (Derby County, loan from Chelsea), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace)
Midfielders: Harvey Barnes (Leicester City), Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City), Kieran Dowell (Everton), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), James Maddison (Leicester City), Mason Mount (Derby County, loan from Chelsea), Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham)
Forwards: Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa, loan from Chelsea), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Demarai Gray (Leicester City), Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth)