Damion Downs earns surprise USA recall as multiple Southampton players receive call-ups | OneFootball

A surprise USA recall for Southampton loanee Damion Downs headlines the international break, with several Saints also away on national-team duty.

According to Sainstmarching.com, Divin Mubama received a late England U21 call-up to link with former St Mary's youngsters Tyler Dibling and Samuel Amo-Ameyaw. Cyle Larin, Daniel Peretz and Finn Azaz have also been called by Canada, Israel and the Republic of Ireland.

Saints hope to avoid injuries in a tricky October, and tickets for a trip to West Ham United are on sale. Downs, meanwhile, is settling into his loan at Saint Louis City SC.

Downs's last league goal came in April in FC Koln's 3-1 win over Preußen Münster. He has since gone 14 games without scoring for Southampton, a £seven million signing yet to deliver.

Despite that run, and a lean spell at Hamburg, he has been drafted into the USA squad for September and October to replace injured Ricardo Pepi. He has six USMNT caps, the most recent in September 2025.

A recent finish was ruled offside in St. Louis's 3-1 win over Toronto FC, and at 22 he will keep chasing a breakthrough that could revive his Saints prospects when Mubama returns to Manchester City, or prompt a sale. For now he is focused on Energizer Park.

Source: Sainstmarching.com

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