England Women’s U19s will prepare for their upcoming Euro qualifiers by taking part in a testing tournament in La Manga at the beginning of next month.
Head coach Rehanne Skinner will take a 20-strong squad to Spain where they take on USA (on Friday 2 March), Czech Republic (Sunday 4 March) and France (Tuesday 6 March).
The round-robin competition will be the perfect way to build towards the elite qualifying round of the U19 Euros.
The Young Lionesses have been pitched alongside Israel (who they face on Tuesday 3 April), host nation Slovakia (Friday 6 April) and Germany (Monday 9 April).
The top-placed nation in the group will make it through to the finals, which are being staged in Switzerland in July.
Squad for La Manga:
Goalkeepers: Emily Ramsey (Liverpool), Katie Startup (Charlton Athletic)
Defenders: Flo Allen (Bristol City), Georgia Eaton-Collins (Arsenal), Lois Joel (University of West Virginia), Esme Morgan (Manchester City), Poppy Pattinson (Manchester City), Bethan Roe (Brighton & Hove Albion), Olivia Smith* (Chelsea)
Midfielders: Shania Hayles (Birmingham City), Hollie Olding (University of Kentucky), Rebecca Rayner (Doncaster Rovers Belles), Amy Rodgers** (Liverpool FC), Connie Scofield (Birmingham City), Isabella Sibley (Chelsea)
Forwards: Hannah Cain (Sheffield FC), Bridget Galloway (Sunderland), Lauren Hemp (Bristol City), Jessica Ngunga (Arsenal), Ella Toone (Manchester City).
* replaced Ellie Fletcher (Liverpool)
** replaced Aimee Palmer (Bristol City) who had initially replaced Jessie Jones (Yeovil Town)
