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Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Championship midfielder added to Ireland squad for Luxembourg friendly
Bosun Lawal has been added to the Ireland squad for Tuesday's friendly in Luxembourg. The Stoke City man trained with the rest of Heimir Hallgrimsson's squad in Dublin today before the team flight. Hallgrimsson has reported no fresh injury concerns ahead of the game, with Lawal bolstering the midfield options. Lawal, 22, was dogged by a back injury this season and last, and made just seven appearances for Stoke in the Championship. But the former Bohemians, Celtic and Fleetwood Town man wants to finish the season on a high with a first senior cap. Ireland assistant manager John O'Shea was asked about the former Ireland Under-21 international in the build-up to Friday's 1-1 draw with Senegal. And he said at the time: 'It's been a frustrating one for Bosun. He trained with us last year and you were really hopeful that he'd have that game time with Stoke. 'It was frustrating for him with the (back) injury he picked up, but thankfully he was patient. If you try and rush back, he could suffer multiple injuries from it. 'It was frustrating not to get into the Stoke team in his ideal position either, but he played a few games towards the end of the season and was really impressive.' O'Shea added: 'I think it's only a matter of time before he will kick on like we expect.'
The 42
2 days ago
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- The 42
Stoke star links up with Ireland squad ahead of Luxembourg trip
STOKE CITY midfielder Bosun Lawal has been added to the Ireland squad ahead of Tuesday's game away to Luxembourg. The 22-year-old joined the Potters from Celtic last summer in a reported £2 million (€2.4 million) deal. Advertisement But Lawal missed most of the season due to a medical stress fracture in his lower back. The setback reduced the midfielder to just seven Championship appearances for a Stoke side that finished just two points above the relegation zone. Lawal's full debut came on the final day of the season in the 0-0 draw with Derby County. The former Ireland U21 international previously impressed on loan at League One side Fleetwood Town, scoring six goals in 42 appearances during the 2023-24 campaign. The player's versatility could prove useful for manager Heimir Hallgrímsson, as he has been deployed at centre-back, central midfield and right-back during his young career. Lawal is part of a 24-player squad that trained this morning before heading to Luxembourg later today. He has yet to be capped at senior level, but was a late call-up for the squad ahead of the friendly with Hungary last summer.
RTÉ News
2 days ago
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- RTÉ News
Stoke City midfielder Bosun Lawal called up to Republic of Ireland squad
Stoke City midfielder Bosun Lawal has been added to the Republic of Ireland to play Luxembourg on Tuesday. The now 24-player group will train this morning before heading to Luxembourg later today. Lawal, 22, has been troubled with injuries throughout the year and was restricted to just seven appearances in the Championship. The former Bohemians and Celtic youngster is highly-rated having played 12 times at U21 level for Ireland. Several changes are expected for the game in Luxembourg after the 1-1 draw with Senegal on Friday night. Killian Phillips made his debut from the bench, while Kasey McAteer scored his first goal for the Boys in Green. Shamrock Rovers' defender Josh Honohan, Stade Reims midfielder John Joe Patrick Finn and goalkeepers Max O'Leary and Josh Keeley could make their first appearances in the green shirt in the final friendly on the window.
Irish Times
2 days ago
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- Irish Times
Bosun Lawal added to Ireland squad ahead of Luxembourg friendly
Bosun Lawal has been added to the Republic of Ireland squad ahead of the friendly international in Luxembourg on Tuesday. The 22-year-old won 12 caps for Jim Crawford's Ireland under-21s, operating as a defensive midfielder and at centre back. Heimir Hallgrímsson had considered recalling Lawal, who featured in the squad last June, but a back injury spoiled his first season at Stoke City, where he made just six appearances having signed a four-year contract after three years at Celtic. The Dubliner came through the ranks at St Kevin's and Bohemians before moving to Watford in 2019. READ MORE Hallgrímsson is resting his other Championship players this month, mainly to give Josh Cullen and Finn Azaz a full offseason ahead of the opening World Cup qualifier against Hungary on September 6th. The Ireland manager could play Troy Parrott and Evan Ferguson up front against Luxembourg after starting Adam Idah with Jack Taylor playing behind the Celtic forward in Friday's 1-1 draw against Senegal at the Aviva Stadium. Hallgrímsson highlighted that Idah is being asked to play a completely different role for Ireland than he does for Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. 'I saw he took the job seriously,' said Hallgrímsson. 'It's not been an issue, but I think in his club it's just so different a role it's difficult to switch. Because we need a lot of defending from our strikers and he's just not used to it at Celtic when they have their possession at say 70, 80 per cent in games. So the space he needs to work on in games is small. 'It's a switch and hopefully players are learning more and more and he is growing. He knows what we expect so that's a positive sign.' Despite scoring 20 goals for AZ Alkmaar this season in the Dutch League and Europa League, Parrott did not feature on Friday due to a bug. 'When a player is sick, we're not doing him a favour playing him if he's 80 per cent. We would obviously like to play him fully fit and give him the chance to show himself when he is fully fit. 'He probably would have come into [the Senegal] game were it not for the injury to Robbie [Brady] in the end but we will see him play in [Luxembourg].' Both Parrott and Brady, who was named the FAI men's international player of the season, trained fully on Sunday morning in Abbotstown before the afternoon flight to Luxembourg.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Stoke City star added to Ireland squad as Heimir Hallgrimsson boosts competition ahead of Luxembourg draw
STOKE CITY'S Bosun Lawal has been added to the Ireland squad for Tuesday's friendly in Luxembourg. The 22-year-old is brought in to boost competition in defence and midfield as boss qualifiers in September. Dubliner Lawal missed much of last season with a back problem following his move from But he is highly-rated by Irish management having been called up from the Under-21s last summer for the meeting with And O'Shea, now assistant coach, revealed last week that it was only his lack of games at He said: 'Bosun, (it's) a frustrating one because of how he trained with us last year. Read More on Ireland MNT 'You were really hopeful that he could obviously have that game time with Stoke and it was frustrating for him with the injury he picked up. 'But thankfully he was patient, because it was a tricky one because if you try and rush back from the injury that he'd had, he could suffer multiple injuries from it. 'So it took his time, frustrating not to get into the Stoke team in his ideal position either, but he played a few games towards the end of the season and was really impressive. 'I think it's only a matter of time before he will kick on like we expect.' Most read in Football 1 Bosun Lawal has been added to the Ireland squad for the friendly against Luxembourg Credit: Vid Ponikvar/Sportsfile
