International Bluebirds | September/October Round-Up

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Take a look at how our international Bluebirds got on over the past fortnight...
Joel Colwill
COLWILL IN CYMRU ACTION

Joel Colwill featured in two of Wales' UEFA Nations League fixtures during the recent international break. The midfielder came off the bench in both matches at CCS, as Craig Bellamy's side defeated Norway 2-1 but fell to a 1-0 loss against Denmark.

Cian Ashford was also named in Bellamy's squad, and was included as a substitute for the two home games, but did not feature in either.

The opening four results of their Nations League campaign sees Wales sitting in third position in Group A4, with three points from four games. They are ahead of bottom-place Norway based on their head-to-head record.

Wales results: UEFA Nations League A4

Portugal 1-0 Wales, Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal

Denmark 2-0 Wales, Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark

Wales 2-1 Norway, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

Wales 0-1 Denmark, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

Jack Moylan
MAGIC MOYLAN STARS FOR REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

Jack Moylan and Joel Bagan both enjoyed a successful camp with the Republic of Ireland, who got their Nations League B campaign underway.

Left back Bagan made his senior international debut for the Boys in Green during this window, coming off the bench in the final minutes of a 3-0 win over Israel. Joel similarly played the final few minutes of the reverse fixture against Israel, which ended in a 1-1 draw.

Meanwhile, Moylan played in all four fixtures for Heimir Hallgrímsson's side. He was introduced as a substitute in the 1-0 loss to Kosovo, before starting and delivering an excellent performance against Israel, with a goal and an assist in the 3-0 win. Jack also started against Austria (2-2) at the Aviva Stadium, and the aforementioned 1-1 draw with Israel.

Republic of Ireland results: UEFA Nations League B3

Kosovo 1-0 Republic of Ireland, Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo

Israel 0-3 Republic of Ireland, Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary

Republic of Ireland 2-2 Austria, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland 1-1 Israel, TSC Arena, Bačka Topola, Serbia

Noah Anyadike
ANYADIKE BREAKS U21 RECORD

Luke Armstrong, Dakarai Mafico, Noah Anyadike, Robert Tankiewicz, Ronan Kpakio and Tanatswa Nyakuhwa were named in the Wales U21 squad by boss Matty Jones.

The Young Dragons were defeated by Belgium and Austria in Cymru's final fixtures of their UEFA U21 EURO 2027 Qualifying group.

Notably, City's Anyadike featured against Austria to become the youngest player to represent Cymru at U21 level.

Wales U21 results: 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I

Belgium U21 1-0 Wales U21, Het Kuipje, Westerlo, Belgium

Wales U21 1-7 Austria U21, The Oval, Caernarfon, Wales

Noah Williams
BLUEBIRDS GAIN AGE-GRADE EXPERIENCE

There was Cardiff City representation aplenty in the younger Wales squads, with four players called up to the U19 squad by Jon Grey.

Paul Moreno, Noah Williams, Jack Sykes and Hayden Allmark travelled to Marbella as the U19s faced USA, Norway and Northern Ireland in an international friendly tournament. 

Williams and Moreno started in a 2-0 defeat to the USA, while Allmark and Moreno began in a 2-0 loss against Norway. Williams returned to the starting lineup for their final fixture, a goalless draw against Northern Ireland.

Meanwhile, the U18s squad included six Bluebirds, as Alex Cross, Charlie Bell, Keano Conaty, Logan Cartwright, Jacob Norris and Leo Papirnyk were selected. In their two friendlies against Finland, the contests finished in 3-2 and 2-0 defeats.

Wales age-grade results: International Friendlies

Wales U19 0-2 USA U19, Banus Football Centre, Marbella, Spain

Wales U19 0-2 Norway U19, Marbella Football Centre, Marbella, Spain

Wales U19 0-0 Northern Ireland U19, Marbella Football Centre, Marbella

Finland U18 3-2 Wales U18, Eerikki LA Sport & Outfoor Resort, Tammela

Finland U18 2-0 Wales U18, Eerikki LA Sport & Outfoor Resort, Tammela

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