Young Leeds United defender earns first senior Wales call-up

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·1 June 2026

Leeds United youngster Jayden Lienou has received his first senior Wales call-up for next week’s friendlies against Ghana and Romania.

According to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, Wales boss Craig Bellamy has drafted the 18-year-old full back into his squad.

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Lienou joined Leeds from Manchester City’s Academy last summer and impressed for the club’s under-21s.

He later moved to the fringes of the first team at the end of the Premier League campaign.

The defender was named on the bench for the season-ending fixtures against Brighton and Tottenham, remaining an unused substitute in both.

He has already represented Wales at up to under-19 level.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk