Under-21 International Friendly
Republic of Ireland v Scotland
Friday, 21 March 2025 - 7pm kick off (UK time)
Pinatar Arena, Spain

Under-21 International Friendly
Scotland v Iceland 
Tuesday, 25 March 2025 - 1pm kick off (UK time)
Pinatar Arena, Spain

Scotland Men's Under-21 Head Coach Scot Gemmill has named a squad of 24 for two upcoming friendly matches in Spain against Republic of Ireland and Iceland. 

The first match for Scot Gemmill's side is against Republic of Ireland on Friday, 21 March and the second game takes place four days later on Tuesday, 25 March, with both matches at the Pinatar Arena in Spain.

These two matches will be played by a youthful squad, made up of players who are 2004-born and younger, with the previous group (that included the likes of Cieran Slicker, Connor Barron, Tommy Conway and Max Johnston) no longer eligible to compete in the new cycle which begins with the EURO 2027 qualifiers which begin in September. Scotland were last month drawn into a group alongside Portugal, Czechia, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and Gibraltar for the qualifiers.

Of the 24, there are 13 players who have been called up to the Under-21s for the first time, with a number of players promoted from Neil MacFarlane's Under-19 squad who competed in the European qualifiers at the end of 2024. 

David Watson, Jeremiah Mullen, Dire Mebude and Daniel Kelly are among the players who became regulars in the previous Under-21 campaign who are eligible to compete again.

Bailey Rice was previously named in MacFarlane's Under-19 squad for their friendlies in Spain next week but he will join up with the Under-21 group instead. 

Scotland Men's Under-21 Squad 

Ruaridh Adams Kelty Hearts (on loan from Dundee United)
Lenny Agbaire Ayr United (on loan from Celtic)
Mathew Anderson FC Admira Wacker Modling (on loan from Celtic)
Jude Bonnar Celtic
Cameron Bragg Southampton
Josh Dede Middlesbrough
Colby Donovan Celtic
Adam Forrester Heart of Midlothian
Luke Graham Falkirk (on loan from Dundee)
Murray Johnson Queen of the South (on loan from Hibernian)
Daniel Kelly Millwall
Emilio Lawrence Manchester City
Rory Mahady Leeds United
Liam McFarlane East Fife (on loan from Heart of Midlothian)
Dire Mebude Hamburg (on loan from KVC Westerlo)
Jeremiah Mullen Dunfermline Athletic 
Ryan One* Sheffield United
Finlay Pollock Raith Rovers (on loan from Heart of Midlothian)
Bailey Rice* Rangers
Dylan Smith Ross County
Miller Thomson* Falkirk (on loan from Dundee United)
Bobby Wales* Kilmarnock
David Watson Kilmarnock
Ewan Wilson Motherwell

*Denotes Scottish FA JD Performance School graduate