Eleven Middlesbrough stars have been called up to represent their countries during the international break.
It’s been a mixed start to the season for Michael Carrick’s men, who fell to a 2-1 defeat away to Watford in the final game before breaking up for the October internationals.
Boro will have representatives all across the world with Nations League, African Cup of Nations qualifiers, and World Cup qualifiers all taking place.
With that, let’s look at every Boro star spending the international break away from the Riverside Stadium.
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Which Middlesbrough stars have been called up for international duty?
USMNT boss Mauricio Pochettino has called up Aidan Morris for his first friendlies against Panama and Mexico.
Morris has seven international caps to his name and now has the chance to build upon them under his new national team boss.
Riley McGree has been called up by Australia for their World Cup qualifiers against China and Japan. Sammy Silvera, currently on loan at Portsmouth, has also been named while Tom Glover is on standby.
Hayden Hackney will hope to feature for England U21s in games against Ukraine and Azerbaijan. Micah Hamilton is on standby for now.
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Ben Doak, who has impressed in his first few weeks at the Riverside Stadium, has been named in Scotland’s senior squad. Finn Azaz has been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for their Nations League fixtures.
Rav van den Berg is in the Netherlands’ U21 squad for a friendly with Mexico and a European Championship qualifier against Sweden.
Youngster Eric Hamelberg is in Portugal’s U18 squad too.
In terms of African representation, Seny Dieng has been called up for Senegal’s double-header against Malwai while Boro first-teamers Isaiah Jones and Anfernee Dijksteel could face each other after being called up to the Guyana and Suriname squads respectively.
Every game a Middlesbrough player could feature in during the international break
Aidan Morris
- USA vs Panama (Sunday 13 October, 2 AM BST)
- Mexico vs USA (Wednesday 16 October, 3:30 AM BST)
Riley McGree, Sammy Silvera & Tom Glover
- Australia vs China (Thursday 10 October, 10:10 AM BST)
- Japan vs Australia (Tuesday 15 October, 11:35 AM BST)
Hayden Hackney & Micah Hamilton
- England U21 vs Ukraine U21 (Friday 11 October, 7:45 PM BST)
- England U21 vs Azerbaijan U21 (Tuesday 15 October, 7:45 PM BST)
Ben Doak
- Croatia vs Scotland (Saturday 12 October, 5 PM BST)
- Scotland vs Portugal (Tuesday 15 October, 7:45 PM BST)
Finn Azaz
- Finland vs Republic of Ireland (Thursday 10 October, 7:45 PM BST)
- Greece vs Republic of Ireland (Sunday 13 October, 7:45 PM BST)
Rav van den Berg
- Netherlands U21 vs Mexico U21 (Thursday 10 October, 7 PM BST)
- Netherlands U21 vs Sweden U21 (Monday 14 October, 5:45 PM BST)
Eric Hamelberg
- Portugal U18 vs Turkey U18 (Thursday 10 October, 5 PM BST)
- Portugal U18 vs Romania U18 (Saturday 12 October, 5 PM BST)
- Portugal U18 vs Spain U18 (Tuesday 15 October, 3:45 PM BST)
Seny Dieng
- Senegal vs Malawi (Friday 11 October, 8 PM BST)
- Malawi vs Senegal (Tuesday 15 October, 2 PM BST)
Isaiah Jones
- Guyana vs Guatemala (Saturday 12 October, 2 AM BST)
- Suriname vs Guyana (Wednesday 16 October, 1 AM BST)
Anfernee Dijksteel
- Suriname vs Costa Rica (Friday 11 October, 11 PM BST)
- Suriname vs Guyana (Wednesday 16 October, 1 AM BST)