Arsenal Under-23s defender Daniel Ballard has been handed a debut call-up for Northern Ireland’s senior squad for this month’s Euro 2020 qualifiers against Estonia and Belarus.Ballard, 19, has played four times for Northern Ireland’s Under-21s and is the only new face in the 27-man squad named by Michael O’Neill on Tuesday.
Confirmation of our squad for our @UEFAEURO2020 qualifiers against Estonia and Belarus #GAWA pic.twitter.com/LHdvB6iKxw— Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) March 12, 2019There are also returns for Will Grigg and Conor Washington, who have been missing over recent international breaks.Grigg returns after missing the friendly against the Republic of Ireland and UEFA Nations League match against Austria in November because of injury.Washington has not been involved in Northern Ireland’s last four games, with O’Neill in October saying he had requested to be omitted from the squad due to personal reasons. Midfielder Oliver Norwood, Washington’s Sheffield United team-mate, is not included due to personal reasons.Michael Smith, Jamie Ward and Kyle Vassell are injured, and Trevor Carson is recovering from the DVT injury detected following the internationals in November.Rangers’ Gareth McAuley has been named in the 27 despite having treatment on a calf injury in recent weeks.O’Neill’s men host Estonia on March 21 and then Belarus three days later.
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