Lewis Cook is looking forward to running out on home turf in England colours on Tuesday night.
The Young Lions will be looking to pick up their first win of the new U21 Euro qualifying campaign when they face Latvia at the Vitality Stadium.
And the AFC Bournemouth midfielder, who made his U21s debut in the 1-1 draw with the Netherlands on Friday, is hoping to make his home bow in front of a familiar crowd.
“Every England game is a special occasion but this one will mean just that little bit more for me,” Cook told the official match programme for Tuesday’s game.
“It’ll be a great night to hopefully be involved in front of my home supporters at Bournemouth.
“Once the fixture was announced it was a big aim of mine to do enough to be involved.
“There’s a lot of talented people trying to get into this squad and wanting to play in a big game like this.
“Hopefully we can get a lot of fans in to cheer us on and we can have a good evening.”
An U21 call-up was the latest honour for the former Leeds United star, but for someone who also lifted the World Cup in South Korea this summer and the U17 Euro title, the Yorkshireman is taking it all in his stride.
But he’s not allowing that glory, which he shared with a number of his U21 squad-mates, to cloud over his next achievement of winning another piece of silverware with Aidy Boothroyd’s side.
“It was a great achievement winning the World Cup, and obviously we are very happy and proud, but now we have to focus on the next target,” he added.
