Yahoo News England call up Stoke City teenager to complete hat-trick
Stoke City keeper Tommy Simkin has been named in the new England Elite League squad, which was formerly known as the under-20s.
The 19-year-old made his first team debut at Stoke over the winter, having been called back from a successful loan at Solihull Moors in the National League due to an injury crisis. There are understood to be clubs hoping to take him on loan next season too as part of the next stage of his development, particularly after Stoke made Viktor Johansson their first summer signing.
Simkin, a former youth martial arts champion, is in a 24-man squad for two matches early next month. New call-ups include Sunderland midfielder Jobe Bellingham and Sheffield Wednesday striker Bailey Tye-Cadamarteri, as well as West Ham starlet George Earthy.
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The team, managed by Ben Futcher, will take on Sweden at Stadion ŠRC Sesvete on Friday, June 7 (3pm) and Republic of Ireland at the Gradski Stadion, Vrbovec, on Tuesday, June 11 (3pm).
It completes a summer hat-trick for Stoke's academy as defender Jaden Dixon is in the England squad for the under-17s European Championships and midfielder Sol Sidibe has this week made his debut for England under-18s. Johansson, meanwhile, has been called up for Sweden's senior squad.
England under-20s squad:
Goalkeepers: Ben Cisse (West Bromwich Albion), Tommy Setford (Ajax), Tommy Simkin (Stoke City), Jed Ward (Bristol Rovers)
Defenders: Archie Brown (K.A.A. Gent), Kaelan Casey (West Ham United), Ben Chrisene (Aston Villa), Roman Dixon (Everton), Kellen Fisher (Norwich City), Bradley Hills (Norwich City), Charlie Hughes (Wigan Athletic), Ben Nelson (Leicester City)
Midfielders: Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), Samuel Braybrook (Leicester City), Noel Bruck (New England Revolution), George Earthy (West Ham United), Omari Kellyman (Aston Villa), Alex Matos (Chelsea)
Forwards: William Alves (Leicester City), Benico Baker-Boaiter (Brighton & Hove Albion), Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), Martial Good (Fulham), Abu Kamara (Norwich City), Dane Scarlett (Tottenham Hotspur)
