Former Chelsea wonderkid receives first Wales call up despite captaining England Under-19 to Euro glory… after he impressed at current club Coventry

A former Chelsea wonderkid has recently received his first international call-up with Wales.

The news comes despite the ex-Chelsea defender previously representing England at every age level between Under-16 and Under-21.

He even captained the Three Lions U19s to victory at the European Championships back in 2017 – in a team which included Aaron Ramsdale, Reece James, Mason Mount and Trevoh Chalobah.

He played 13 times for England’s Under-21 set-up – with his last appearance for the Three Lions coming back in 2019.

The full-back has impressed Rob Page after featuring heavily for his current club Coventry City far this season.  

Jay Dasilva has been called up to the Wales squad for the first time despite representing England at youth level 

Jay Dasilva has been added to the Wales squad for their Euro 2024 qualifiers against Armenia and Turkey. 

Dasilva, who was born in Luton, qualifies for Wales through his grandmother – who was born in Pontypridd.

Page’s side will be looking to qualify for the tournament and currently sit second in Group D – level on points with Croatia.

They will qualify for Euro 2024, providing they win their last two group games. 

Wales face Armenia in Yerevan on Saturday, 18 November, before facing Turkey in Cardiff just three days later.

Dasilva comes in for Ipswich’s Wes Burns after he suffered a shoulder injury against Gibraltar last month.

Despite returning to Ipswich last weekend, it was deemed that Burns was not fit enough to feature for Wales this month. 

Dasilva enjoyed a successful youth career with Chelsea – winning the FA Youth Cup three times.

During his time at Stamford Bridge, Dasilva won the FA Youth Cup three times

During his time at Stamford Bridge, he had a few loan spells with Charlton and Bristol City.

In 2019, City decided to make the move permanent – with the defender signing a four year deal. 

Dasilva signed for Coventry in the summer after he was released by Bristol City after a four year spell at Ashton Gate.

The 25-year-old has played 15 times for the Sky Blues so far this season. Despite the club currently sitting 20th in the Championship, with just three wins all season, Dasilva’s form has been good enough to earn his first international call up.