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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

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