Callum Hudson-Odoi gets first England Under-21s call-up for March friendlies

Up-and-comer: Callum Hudson-Odoi
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Chelsea's Callum Hudson-Odoi has been handed his first call-up for the England Under-21s.

The forward has been included for the friendlies against Poland and Germany this month as the Young Lions countdown to Euro 2019.

Leicester midfielder Hamza Choudhury, who made his Under-21 debut at last summer's Toulon Tournament victory, returns.

"It's an exciting time again, getting the boys back together to put in some preparation for the Euros and obviously two really good games this week against teams who could be our competitors in the summer," said coach Aidy Boothroyd said.

"Both Poland and Germany will give us a really good test. Any team that qualifies for the U21 Euros has to be respected, because it’s no mean feat getting there.

"You can see from the standard of the countries that are heading to Italy in June, they’re all top teams, so these will be difficult games."

Squad in full:

Here is the squad in full…

Position Player Club
GK Freddie Woodman Sheffield United
GK Angus Gunn Southampton
GK Dean Henderson Sheff Utd (loan from Man Utd)
DEF Jake Clake-Salter Vitesse (loan from Chelsea)
DEF Jay Dasilva Bristol City (loan from Chelsea)
DEF Dael Fry Middlesbrough
DEF Lloyd Kelly Bristol City
DEF Jonjoe Kenny Everton
DEF Ezri Konsa Brentford
DEF Fikayo Tomori Derby (loan from Chelsea)
DEF Kyle Walker-Peters Tottenham
DEF Aaron Wan-Bissaka Crystal Palace
MID Harvey Barnes Leicester City
MID Hamza Choudhury Leicester City
MID Tom Davies Everton
MID Kieran Dowell Sheff Utd (loan from Everton)
MID Phil Foden Man City
MID James Maddison  Leicester City
MID Ryan Sessegnon Fulham
FWD Tammy Abraham Aston Villa (loan from Chelsea)
FWD Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton
FWD Demarai Gray Leicester City
FWD Callum Hudson-Odoi Chelsea
FWD Ademola Lookman Everton
FWD Reiss Nelson Hoffenheim (loan from Arsenal)
FWD Dominic Solanke Bournemouth

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