Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager Stephen Kenny has called up Ross County winger Simon Power for the upcoming qualifiers against Italy and Iceland.
Power, who is on loan at Ross County from Norwich City, has been drafted into the squad after Aaron Connolly's promotion to the senior squad.
The 21-year old has already made four appearances in Kenny's squad and he started in the 0-0 draw against Mexico in the Toulon Tournament.
The players reported for duty on Sunday and will train on Monday for the first time ahead of their qualifier against Italy at Tallaght Stadium on Thursday, 10 October, with kick-off at 8.05pm.
Featuring in a strong squad are Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, Troy Parrott, who recently made his Tottenham Hotspur debut, and Southampton striker Michael Obafemi.
UCD's Liam Scales and Dan Mandroiu of Bohemians are the League of Ireland's representatives in Kenny’s selection.
Connolly scored his first two goals for Brighton & Hove Albion in their Premier League win over Spurs on Saturday and was drafted into Mick McCarthy's senior set-up as an injury replacement for Portsmouth's Ronan Curtis.
Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad:
Goalkeepers: Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool), Gavin Bazunu (Manchester City)
Defenders: Danny McNamara (Newport County, on loan from Millwall), Lee O'Connor (Celtic), Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion), Conor Masterson (QPR), Liam Scales (UCD AFC), Nathan Collins (Stoke City), Kameron Ledwidge (Southampton)
Midfielders: Jayson Molumby (Millwall, on loan from Brighton and Hove Albion), Jason Knight (Derby County), Conor Coventry (West Ham United), Jack Taylor (Barnet), Connor Ronan (DAC Dunajská Streda, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers), Dan Mandroiu (Bohemians), Gavin Kilkenny (AFC Bournemouth), Zack Elbouzedi (Waterford), Simon Power (Ross County, on loan from Norwich City)
Forwards: Adam Idah (Norwich City), Troy Parrott (Tottenham Hotspur), Jonathan Afolabi (Celtic), Michael Obafemi (Southampton)
