The six Derby County players that have been called up for international duty
As we head into the first international break, we look at which Derby players have been called up to their respective squads
Six Derby County players have been called up for international duty, two first team players and four academy players are included in the list. Here are the six Rams who will be heading off on international duty this week.
Conor Washington - Northern Ireland
Rams striker Conor Washington has been called up to the Northern Ireland squad who will play two Euro 2024 qualifiers against Slovenia (Thursday 07 September) and Kazakhstan (Sunday 10 September).
Washington made his international debut back in 2016 and has since made 31 appearances scoring five goals in that time.
Northern Ireland currently sit fifth in their qualifiying group and are in desperate need of victory in order to qualify for the Euros in the summer.
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing - Guatemala
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing made a number of appearances for Guatemala in the summer during the Concacaf Gold Cup and helped his nation to top thier group along the way.
However, they lost 1-0 to Jamaica in the quarter finals.
He only made his Guatemala debut in July and so has only appeared for the team four times after he declared his nationality so he was available for selection.
They face El Salvador and Panama in the Concacaf Nations League this week.
Darren Robinson - Northern Ireland U21s
The Rams academy product has been impressing more and more and it is no suprise to see him picked for the Northern Ireland U21s side.
The 18 year-old has been called up to the U21s team for the first time in his career after he’s made just three apperances for the U19s team and has impressed at international level.
He will face Luxembourg and Ukraine in his two U21s Euros qualifiers.
Charlie Lindsay - Northern Ireland U21s
Charlie Lindsay joins Darren Robinson for the Northern Ireland U21s.
The midfielder joined the Rams this summer from Rangers’ B team after having scored 12 goals and contributing six assists last season.
The 19 year-old made four appearances for Northern Ireland’s U16s team scoring two goals along the way.
Carlos Richards - Gibraltar U21s
Richards has been called up to the Gibraltar U21s for the first time. The 18 year-old has previously made three appearances for the U17s team.
His Gibraltar side face Georgia U21s in a Euros qualifier.
Dan Cox - Wales U19s
Dan Cox has been called up to the Welsh U19s squad. The 17 year-old has made appearances for a number of the Wales youth teams.
He will join the U19s this week as they face Finland twice in two international friendlies.