Benfica’s Jaden Umeh, Shamrock Rovers’ Adam Brennan, Malaga’s Aaron Ochoa-Moloney and Reading’s Sean Patton have received first call-ups to the Republic of Ireland Under-21s squad ahead of two crunch UEFA European Championship qualifiers against Moldova and Kazakhstan.
Sheffield Wednesday’s Gabriel Otegbayo, Chesterfield’s Sam Curtis, Ipswich Town’s Leon Ayinde and Shamrock Rovers’ Cory O’Sullivan all return, but Crawford will be without his captain James Abankwah who has been named in the senior squad for the World Cup play-off against Czech Republic.
Ireland return to Dublin for the first time since September 2025 when they take on Moldova on Thursday, 26 March at Tallaght Stadium.
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