Cymru U21 squad announced for March EURO qualifiers

Matty Jones has announced his 23-player Cymru squad for the upcoming UEFA U21 EURO 2027 qualifiers against Belarus and Denmark in Group I.

In the squad, there are welcome returns for George Nevett, Alex Williams and Evan Watts, as well as Rhys Thomas, who returns to the Cymru set-up for the first time since June after recovering from injury.

There are also first call-ups for Oliver Bostock, Elliot Myles, and defender Aled Thomas, who recently signed his first professional contract with Everton last summer. 

Uncapped goalkeepers Kit Margetson and Luke Armstrong are also included, alongside experienced players Cian Ashford, Kai Andrews, Charlie Crew and Joel Cotterill, as Jones looks to guide his side back to winning ways.

Cymru host Belarus at Rodney Parade on Friday, 27 March (5:30pm) before travelling to Vejle Stadium to face Denmark on Tuesday, 31 March (5pm BST). Both matches will be shown live on Sgorio.

Drawn from Pot 4 in UEFA’s draw, Cymru face a tough qualification route but will aim to regain momentum with a strong showing in this March double-header.

Cymru U21

EVAN WATTS (Swansea City – on loan at Galway United), Kit MARGETSON (Swansea City – on loan at Connah’s Quay Nomads), Luke ARMSTRONG (Cardiff City – on loan at Penybont FC), Aled THOMAS (Everton), Alex WILLIAMS (West Bromwich Albion), Archie HARRIS (AFC Bournemouth – on loan at Eastleigh), Ben HAMMOND (Nottingham Forest – on loan at Northampton Town), Calum AGIUS (Crewe Alexandra), Cameron CONGREVE (Swansea City – on loan at Dundee), Charlie CREW (Leeds United), Cian ASHFORD (Cardiff City), Dakarai MAFICO (Cardiff City – on loan at Yeovil Town), Elliot MYLES (Norwich City), Freddie ISSAKA (Plymouth Argyle – on loan at Truro City), Gabriele BIANCHERI (Manchester United – on loan at Rotherham United), George NEVETT (Peterborough United), Joel COTTERILL (Swansea City – on loan at Dundee), Jonathan BLAND (Barnsley), Kai ANDREWS (Coventry City – on loan at Hibernian), Luey GILES (Cardiff City – on loan at Eastleigh), Oliver BOSTOCK (West Bromwich Albion), Rhys THOMAS (Manchester City), Tanatswa NYAKUHWA (Cardiff City – on loan at Newport County).