Victory Shield Republic of Ireland v Scotland Ruthin Town FC Monday, 6 November (12pm kick off)

Victory Shield Scotland v Northern Ireland Ruthin Town FC Wednesday, 8 November (12pm kick off)

Victory Shield Scotland v Wales Colwyn Bay FC Saturday, 11 November (11am kick off)

Scotland Head Coach James Grady has named a 20-strong squad for the 2023 Victory Shield which takes place in Wales next month.

Scotland begin their campaign with a match against Republic of Ireland on Monday, 6 November in Connay's Quay.

The young Scots then face Northern Ireland on Wednesday, 8 November and hosts Wales on Saturday, 11 November.

Scotland performed well but had to settle for second place in the 2022 version of the tournament. After impressive 3-1 and 3-2 wins against Northern Ireland and Wales respectively, Scotland were defeated by Republic of Ireland in an effective tournament decider.

This new group of players took part in a friendly tournament in Spain last month as they warmed up for this year's Victory Shield - losing to Switzerland and defeating Faroe Islands at the Pinatar Arena.

Scotland Men's Under-16 Squad

Jack Barr* St Mirren Hayden Borland Celtic Fletcher Boyd* Aberdeen Cole Burke Kilmarnock Jack Caldwell* Rangers Lewis Carrol Aberdeen Jacob Donnelly Celtic Euan Glasgow Heart of Midlothian Oliver Goodbrand Rangers Alastair Graham* Dundee Jamie Hislop* Ayr United Taylor Hogarth Heart of Midlothian Aiden McCallion Rangers Zander McAllister* Motherwell Ezekiel Molife Celtic Cameron Patterson* Celtic Alexander Smith* Rangers Marcus Syme Hamilton Academical Joseph Teasdale Aberdeen Cameron Williams Liverpool

*Denotes Scottish FA JD Performance School Participant