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“Jay Dasilva got 63 under-age caps for England before playing for the Wales senior team. Has any player got more under-age caps for one country before they changed allegiance? And who amassed the most under-age caps without ever playing senior international football?” tweets Oscar Felix Ramirez.
At the age of 26, Dasilva made his international debut in June, playing for Wales in a friendly against Gibraltar. Before that, at least according to Wikipedia, he’d represented England 63 times, most recently against Romania at the 2019 Under-21 Euros. Here’s the full breakdown:
Under-16 4 caps
Under-17 21
Under-18 4
Under-19 15
Under-20 6
Under-21 13