Walsall Football Club striker Tom Bradshaw has been added to Wales manager Chris Coleman's 'standby' list for the The Dragons' Euro 2016 qualifier against Belgium, which takes place later this month.
Shrewsbury-born Bradshaw has made an instant impact since joining the Saddlers in the summer, scoring seven goals, and putting in many top-notch performances.
Bradshaw grew up in Tywyn, Gwynedd and qualifies to play for Wales through the education route. He was called up to the Wales under-19 squad for the first time in September 2010, scoring on his debut during a 2–0 win over Liechtenstein. He was called into the Wales under-21 squad in September 2011 for the away game with Montenegro, again scoring on his debut.
Tom has been capped a total of eight times for the Wales U21 squad, making his last appearance as a substitute against Moldova U21s in September 2013.
He had been called up to the standby list ahead of last month's matches against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Cyprus, but was forced to pull out due to a hamstring injury.
Speaking to the Express & Star about today's news, Tom said; “To be on standby is a real feather in my cap. I know they have a few players back in, Ramsey is back now and there are some other big names to come back.
“It’s quite surreal to look at that list of players and see your name on the same page. I just can’t wait until I’m picked in the main squad and make my full debut.”
He had been called up to the standby list ahead of last month's matches against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Cyprus, but was forced to pull out due to a hamstring injury.
Speaking to the Express & Star about today's news, Tom said; “To be on standby is a real feather in my cap. I know they have a few players back in, Ramsey is back now and there are some other big names to come back.
“It’s quite surreal to look at that list of players and see your name on the same page. I just can’t wait until I’m picked in the main squad and make my full debut.”