Academy international round-up | March 2024

With seven academy youngsters in action for Wales over the March international break, we take a look at how they fared in their respective fixtures.

Harlan Perry and Iestyn Jones were part of Wales Under-17s' Euro 2024 qualifying squad as they finished runners-up in Group 2 to reach the upcoming summer finals in Cyprus.

Victory against Bulgaria was enough for Wales to reach back-to-back finals following their 2-1 win over Romania, and a 2-1 defeat against Sweden. 

There were two debuts at under-21 level for Evan Watts and Ben Lloyd. Goalkeeper Watts was handed his first start against Lithuania in their Uefa Euro 2025 qualifier.

Wales came from behind to claim a crucial three points thanks to goals from Rubin Colwill and Lewis Koumas. Matty Jones' squad currently sit top of their group heading into their final round of qualifiers in September.

Lloyd made his first appearance for the under-21s a few days later in their friendly against Morocco in Turkey, while 19-year-old Joel Cotterill started both fixtures.

Kit Margetson played 90 minutes in Wales Under-19s' friendly against Belgium and kept a clean sheet in their 1-0 win at Proximus Basecamp in Tubize.

The young Dragons missed out on a place in the Elite Round last October and will now look to prepare for the Uefa European Under-19 Championship Qualifying Round later this year.

At under-16s' level, Milo Robinson started twice and featured as a substitute across the three games for the youth side in the Mondial Mini Tournament in France.

Wales finished seventh in the competition following two wins and one defeat. 

Former academy players now turned coaches, Alex Lang and Tom Price were both included in the Wales 'C' squad for their clash against England 'C' at Stebonheath Park, Llanelli, with Wales coming out on top 1-0.