Republic of Ireland Under-18 manager Sean McCaffrey has included Tottenham Hotpsur defender Cian Hughton in his 18-man squad for an international friendly against Holland at Richmond Park on 7 February.
Cian, son of former international Chris Hughton, who won 53 international caps for the Republic of Ireland, is joined in the panel by fellow Spurs trainee David Hutton.
Four players currently with domestic clubs are called up. St Patrick's Athletic duo Noel Haverty and Derek Foran have been chosen, as have Emeka Onwubiko from Belvedere and Ian Bermingham of Lourdes Celtic.
The game will mark the commencement of preparations for next season's Under-19 UEFA Championship qualifying series which gets underway in September 2007.
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND UNDER-18 SQUAD:
Shane Redmond (Nottingham Forest), Jimmy McKeon (Walsall) Cian Hughton (Tottenham Hotspur), Noel Haverty (St Patrick’s Athletic), Derek Foran (St Patrick's Athletic), Shane Lowry (Aston Villa), Mark O’Toole (Norwich City), Ian Bermingham (Lourdes Celtic), David Hutton (Tottenham Hotspur), James Berrett (Huddersfield Town), Harry Arter (Charlton Athletic), Paul Cahillane (Celtic), Graham Carey (Celtic), Donal McDermott (Manchester City), Cillian Sheridan (Celtic), Emeka Onwubiko (Belvedere), Christy Fagan (Manchester United), Craig Mahon (Wigan Athletic).
