Leeds United forward Wilfried Gnonto has been named in the 29-man Italy squad for their UEFA Nations League matches against England and Hungary over the next two weeks.
The 18-year-old is the youngest goalscorer in Azzurri history after he broke the 63-year-old record held by Bruno Nicole by scoring against Germany in a 5-2 loss in October 2021, and already has four caps for his country.
Gnonto could play against former Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips in the match against England, which is the first of the two scheduled for the Italians as it's set to kick-off on Friday, September 23 at 19:45.
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Gnonto's call-up was announced during the first half Leeds United U21s' Premier League 2 clash against Southampton, while the youngster was making his first appearance in a Leeds United shirt. Earlier in the day, Gnonto had also been named on the 40-man shortlist for the prestigious Golden Boy award.
The entire Italy squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers - Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alex Meret, Ivan Provedel, Guglielmo Vicario.
Defenders - Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni, Leonardo Bonucci, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Federico Dimarco, Emerson Palmieri, Federico Gatti, Luiz Felipe, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Rafael Toloi.
Midfielders - Nicolo Barella, Bryan Cristante, Jorginho, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Tommaso Pobega, Sandro Tonali, Marco Verratti.
Forwards - Matteo Cancellieri, Wilfried Gnonto, Vincenzo Grifo, Ciro Immobile, Matteo Politano, Giacomo Raspadori, Gianluca Scamacca, Alessio Zerbin.
Their second game against Hungary takes place on the following Monday, September 26 with kick-off at 19:45.
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