West Ham midfielder Declan Rice has seen his dream come true after been included in England’s team for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Montenegro in March.
Rice, 20, switched his international allegiance from the Republic of Ireland to England in a move recently ratified by world governing body Fifa.
London-born Rice played three times for the Republic but qualified for England as they were all friendly appearances.England host the Czechs on 22 March and are away in Montenegro on 25 March.
Rice, who has Irish grandparents, played for the Republic from under-16 level and went on to make three senior friendly outings last year, including games against France and the United States before the 2018 World Cup.
He broke into the West Ham first-team at the start of the season and, as he considered his international future, was omitted from Republic squads because playing competitive games would have stopped him switching allegiance.
England national full squad
Goalkeepers:
Jack Butland (Stoke City), Tom Heaton (Burnley), Jordan Pickford (Everton)
Defenders
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Ben Chilwell (Leicester City), Michael Keane (Everton), Harry Maguire (Leicester City), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), James Tarkowski (Burnley), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders
Ross Barkley (Chelsea), Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), Declan Rice (West Ham)
Forwards
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Callum Wilson (Bournemouth)