by Rangers’ rising star Zak Lovelace gets England call-up for Euro qualifiers – and reveals his full first name
ZAK LOVELACE has been called up for England’s under-17 squad – and revealed his full first name on the team-sheet.
The promising Rangers forward is in the pool for three matches this month.
He’ll head with the young lions to Holland for the Euro U17 elite qualifiers, aiming to book a return place to the finals themselves in Hungary at the end of the season.
Lovelace is one of 21 in Ryan Garry’s thoughts for games against Denmark tomorrow, Northern Ireland on Saturday and the Netherlands next week.
And he’s one of few in the pool who can boast first-team experience.
Team-mates include Lewis Miley of Newcastle and Chelsea’s Somto Boniface but Lovelace’s taste of the big-time against Queen of the South earlier this season sets him apart from most of his rivals.
He shared the squad announcement with fans on Instagram – showing his full first name Zakariya – and his team-mates for the trip.
Lovelace has impressed since arriving at Rangers from Millwall last summer and helped the under-18s to the Scottish Youth Cup Final and shook off a worrying injury against Real Madrid to return to action.
He is not the only Rangers youth on international duty with Adam Devine and Cole McKinnon on Scotland under-21 duty and Charlie Lindsay away with Northern Ireland under-19s.
Cameron Cooper, Bailey Rice and Leyton Grant are also in the national age-groups.
