Rio Ngumoha has been in the news during the early part of June after Liverpool were forced to fend off interest in the prodigious youngster from Bayern Munich.
The Reds’ insistence on keeping Ngumoha was underlined on Saturday, when the 17-year-old became the fifth youngest player in history to make his senior England debut.
But while Ngumoha is rightly taking the headlines following a sparkling 45-minute display from the Three Lions, fellow Liverpool talents Kieran Morrison and Keyrol Figueroa have also made their bows at men’s international level.
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Morrison gets 45 minutes for Northern Ireland
Ngumoha is the star of the show as far as young players at Liverpool are concerned right now, but the former Chelsea prospect is now a fully-fledged member of the Reds’ first-team.
In the academy, all eyes have been on Morrison, who deservedly won the Premier League 2’s Player of the Season for 2025/26.
The 19-year-old played twice for Arne Slot’s senior team and was called up for Northern Ireland for their March fixtures, although he never got onto the pitch.
That changed on Thursday, when Manchester-born Morrison started the 1-0 friendly win over Guinea, playing the first-half before being taken off. It was a proud moment for the right forward, who will no doubt form a productive partnership with Conor Bradley once the captain returns from injury.
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Figueroa opts for Honduras
If Morrison’s international career has been complicated by having the option of choosing England or Northern Ireland, Figueroa’s choice was even more complex.
Born in Honduras to former Wigan full-back Maynor Figueroa, the 19-year-old moved to England at a young age, while he also holds US citizenship after spending part of his childhood in America.
Figueroa decided to represent USA at youth team level, where he shone for the U17s in particular. But his father is a Honduran legend with 181 caps to his name, so it should perhaps have been expected that he would choose to play for the Central American nation.
He made the first step on that journey on Sunday morning, facing none other than World Champions Argentina in Texas.
Figueroa was brought on at half-time for his debut, with Liverpool colleague Alexis Mac Allister also playing the final 27 minutes of a 2-0 win for the South Americans.
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