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Saints' October 2023 Academy international guide

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Three of Southampton's Academy youngsters have been called up to represent England during the October international break, with a further four players put on standby lists for their countries.

Jayden Meghoma will link back up with England Under-18s for a series of friendlies at the Marbella Football Centre in Spain, joining up with first team youngster Sam Amo-Ameyaw.

Tyler Dibling is a standby option for this camp alongside, for the first time, defender Tommy Dobson-Ventura.

On loan striker Dom Ballard will return to the England Under-19s side for UEFA Under-19 EUROs qualifying, whilst Jay Robinson will be in action for the Young Lions' Under-17s against Norway.

Zach Awe is a standby option for England Under-20s’ newly named Elite League Squad, whilst Matt Carson is also a reserve option for Northern Ireland's UEFA Under-21s EUROs qualifying action.

Here's the full breakdown of when and where Saints’ young internationals will be in action:

Wednesday 11th October

Jayden Meghoma - England U18 vs Belgium (friendly) 3pm BST
Jay Robinson – England U17 vs Norway (friendly) 3pm BST
Dom Ballard – England U19 vs Montenegro (U19 EUROs qualifying) 6pm BST

Friday 13th October

Jay Robinson – England U17 vs Norway (friendly) 12pm BST

Saturday 14th October

Jayden Meghoma - England U18 vs Morocco (friendly) 2:30pm BST
Dom Ballard – England U19 vs Wales (U19 EUROs qualifying) 3pm BST

Tuesday 17th October

Jayden Meghoma - England U18 vs South Korea (friendly) 5:30pm BST
Dom Ballard – Austria vs England U19 (U19 EUROs qualifying) 6pm BST