Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri have been called up for the England u17s over the international break, giving Arsenal a player in every England youth team.

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Myles Lewis-Skelly (bottom-left, no.4) and Ethan Nwaneri (2nd top-left, no.20) line up for the England u17s (Photo via England on Twitter)

England announced their u17 squad on Tuesday, with Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri both receiving call-ups.

The u17s are playing in the Netherlands over the break, competing in the Elite Round of UEFA u17 European Championship qualifiers.

They’ll face Denmark on Wednesday, Northern Ireland on Saturday, and the Netherlands next Tuesday, with the chance to qualify for the final competition this summer if they top the group.

From an Arsenal perspective, this now means the Gunners have players in all of the England youth teams, from the u21s to the u17s.

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Folarin Balogun and Emile Smith Rowe are linking up with the u21s, Brooke Norton-Cuffy is in the u20s, Amario Cozier-Duberry and Reuell Walters are in the u19s, Lino Sousa is in the u18s, and now Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri are in the u17s.

That’s in addition to the Arsenal presence in the senior side, with Aaron Ramsdale and Bukayo Saka receiving call-ups from Gareth Southgate.

It should be a great experience for all of the Arsenal players involved, and they’ll want to end the week with two or three wins.

Fixture list for Arsenal’s international representatives (times in GMT)

Ethan Nwaneri playing for the England u16s at the Montaigu Tournament (Photo via Mondial Football Montaigu on Facebook)
Ethan Nwaneri playing for the England u16s at the Montaigu Tournament (Photo via Mondial Football Montaigu on Facebook)
  • Wednesday, 22nd March, 15:30 – England u18s vs Belgium
  • Wednesday, 22nd March, 18:00 – Denmark vs England u17s
  • Wednesday, 22nd March, 19:30 – England u20s vs Germany
  • Wednesday, 22nd March, 19:30 – England u19s vs Hungary
  • Friday, 24th March, 12:00 – England u18s vs Croatia
  • Saturday, 25th March, 12:00 – N. Ireland vs England u17s
  • Saturday, 25th March, 14:00 – England u19s vs Iceland
  • Saturday, 25th March, 15:00 – USA vs England u20s
  • Saturday, 25th March, 17:00 – England u21s vs France
  • Monday, 27th March, 12:00 – Switzerland vs England u18s
  • Tuesday, 28th March, 15:00 – France vs England u20s
  • Tuesday, 28th March, 19:30 – Turkey vs England u19s
  • Tuesday, 28th March, 19:45 – England u21s vs Croatia
  • Tuesday, 28th March, 20:00 – Netherlands vs England u17s
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