ENNIS’ Ben Lyne marked his debut for the Republic of Ireland U15 soccer team on Tuesday by bagging two goals.
Lyne wore the number ten jersey in his first appearance for the Republic of Ireland U15s side and hit the net twice as they lost out to the Netherlands 4-2.
It was their first of three games with the Dutch as part of a triple header.
Part of the Manchester United U15 team, Ben is the only member of the Irish U15s squad signed to a club outside of Ireland. He came into the triple header fresh from performing well for Man Utd in the Snow Bowl.
Coached by John Cotter, the remainder of the Irish squad has representatives from Shelbourne FC, Bohemians FC, Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick’s Athletic, Galway United FC, Finn Harps FC, Waterford FC, Cork City FC and Linfield FC.
In October, Ben was called up to the English U15s ID camp but his desire has always been to represent the Republic of Ireland and when the call to join the national U15 squad arrived, he duly answered.
Ben is considered one of the most exciting prospects within Irish football.
