Jayden Danns wore the captain’s armband for England U18s via the March break, and ended his time with the Younger Lions by lifting a trophy in Spain.
A season of sudden success for Danns took one other optimistic twist this month, as he joined the England squad collaborating within the U18 Pinatar Tremendous Cup.
The pleasant match, held within the Murcia area of Spain, pitted the Younger Lions in opposition to the Czech Republic, Germany and the Netherlands in three video games over six days.
Danns was joined within the squad by Liverpool team-mates Amara Nallo and Trey Nyoni, each of whom have been a part of the first-team setup this season.
All three got here off the bench within the opening 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic, earlier than beginning a 0-0 draw with Germany that resulted in a 5-3 penalty win.
The striker was named captain as he led the road sporting the No. 9 shirt, in one other proud second for him and his household.
Nallo and Danns then stored their locations – and the latter the armband – for a decider in opposition to the Netherlands on Monday, which Tom Curtis’ aspect solely wanted a draw from to assert the trophy.
They went one higher by sealing one other 2-1 win by way of targets from Tottenham‘s Leo Black and Wolves‘ Leon Chiwome, to make it three from three.
As captain, Danns then lifted the trophy within the mid-season warmth, with Nallo and Nyoni a part of the celebrations after a profitable match.
It’s testomony to the idea in Danns’ skill that he was trusted with the captaincy, which is little doubt as a result of maturity he has proven in breaking via at Liverpool.
That has prolonged to Lewis Koumas, too, with the 18-year-old scoring off the bench on his debut for Wales U21s final week to go prime of their qualifying group for the 2025 Euros.
