Lester receives international call up

Wanderers youngster Chris Lester has received his first call up to the Northern Ireland Under-21 squad.

Born in Salford, Lester qualifies to play for Northern Ireland through his grandfather, and will be looking to make his international bow in their opening group game on Thursday against Cyprus.

The teenage winger has shone this season playing for the development squad, scoring three goals in 18 appearances and was twice named on the bench for the first team by manager Dougie Freedman.

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