Cardiff regular Joel Bagan switches international allegiance to Ireland

Cardiff City's Joel Bagan holding off Peterborough United's Joe Ward (left). Bagan will be named in the Republic of Ireland U21 squad on Friday. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA 

Cardiff City manager Mick McCarthy has confirmed that his regular left-back Joel Bagan has switched allegiance from Scotland to declare for Ireland.

The 19-year-old will be named by Jim Crawford on Friday in his squad for the Euro 2023 opening qualification double-header in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Luxembourg on September 3 (3.30pm, Irish time) and September 7 respectively (3pm, Irish time).