By Middlesbrough FC

Fin Cartwright is in the England Under-17s squad for the qualifying round of the 2023-24 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

The Young Lions have travelled to Croatia where they will play three games in the hope of securing progress to the elite round of qualifying.

The top two in each of the 13 groups, plus the five third-placed teams with the best records against those who have qualified from their pool, will secure a spot in the elite round.

March’s elite round will then determine the 15 teams who will join hosts Cyprus at the UEFA U17 EURO finals.

England U17s qualifying round will get underway on Friday against the Faroe Islands (KO 11am GMT) before they take on Kosovo on Monday (11am GMT).

Group 9 will then conclude when the Young Lions take on hosts Croatia on Thursday 9 November (12pm GMT). 

Boro youngster Eric Hamelberg has also been placed on standby for the squad.