Chelsea's Nelly Las has been called up to the England Women's Under-23 side ahead of the forthcoming international break.
The 18-year-old joined Chelsea from Leicester City on a four-year contract in July and made her Blues debut as a second-half substitute during our 1-0 victory away at Real Sociedad earlier in the campaign. The attacking full-back also came off the bench in our 5-0 win at Manchester United on 13 September.
The young Lionesses will play against Norway at York City's LNER Community Stadium on Monday 12 October at 7.30pm. The fixture will mark the start of England’s defence of the U23 European Competition title, which they won in April with a 3-0 victory over Sweden in the final.
For the 2026/27 campaign, England have been drawn in Group B alongside Norway, Belgium, Portugal and Italy.
'I’m really excited to get the staff and players together for the new season,' said head coach Lydia Bedford. 'It’s going to be an important year for the Under-23s, particularly with a senior World Cup on the horizon, and we want to keep pushing the players and helping them take the next steps in their development.