Fifteen Nigerian players have been called up to England<span><span class="body1">&rsquo;s</span> youth teams since the start of the 2016-2017 season.<br /><br />The authoritative website youthhawk.co.uk has done an analysis of the 135 players called by England from Under 21 to Under 16 and the clubs they represent.<br /><br />Four of the fifteen players of Nigerian descent invited are on the books of Chelsea, three represent Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Fulham have contributed two players each.<br /><br />The other invited players are Wolves stopper Dominic Iorfa and Charlton Athletic striker Ademola Lookman.&nbsp; <br /><br />Regarding the age distribution, four players each were called up to the U20 and U16 squads, U18 three, U21 two, while the U19 and U17 squad have one player each. <br /><br />Eleven percent of the 135 players that have earned call ups this season are eligible to play for Nigeria. <br /><u><b><br />Players of Nigerian Descent Called Up By England This Season</b></u><br /><br />U21 <b>(2)</b>-&nbsp; Dominic Iorfa&nbsp; (Wolves)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dominic Solanke&nbsp; ( Chelsea )*<br /><br />U20 <b>(4)</b> - Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic) <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fikayo Tomori&nbsp;&nbsp; (Chelsea)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tammy Abraham&nbsp; (Chelsea)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Joshua Onomah ( Tottenham Hotspur)<br /><br />U19 <b>(1)</b> - Tayo Edun (Fulham)<br /><br />U18 <b>(3)</b> - Ashinme Kigbu (Manchester City)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dennis Adeniran (Fulham)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tolaji Bola (Arsenal )<br /><br />U17 <b>(1)</b>-&nbsp; Timothy Eyoma (Tottenham Hotspur)<br /><br />U16 <b>(4)</b>-&nbsp;&nbsp; Xavier Amaechi (Arsenal)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ed Elewa-Ikpakwu (Manchester City)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nathaniel Ogbeta&nbsp;&nbsp; (Manchester City) <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jordan Aina (Chelsea) <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />* Solanke was later replaced by Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom due to injury <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : thefa.com<br /></span>