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title: "Godfrey handed first England under-20 call-up"
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author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2019-03-14T12:30:36Z"
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# Godfrey handed first England under-20 call-up

Norwich City defender Ben Godfrey has been called up by England to represent his country at under-20 level.

> Twitter: ![???????](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11/svg/1f3f4-e0067-e0062-e0065-e006e-e0067-e007f.svg) Huge congratulations to @BenG0dfrey who has been called-up to the @England U20s squad for their internation… https://t.co/TVZGPeyFn7 (@NorwichCityFC)

> Twitter: Another #YoungLions squad confirmed! ![☑️](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11/svg/2611.svg)
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> https://t.co/7kzweqLflF (@England)

England have confirmed the squad, with Godfrey now in line to make his debut against either Poland or Portugal.

![Stephen Pond/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnorwich.com/readnorwich/2019/03/1131619098.jpg)

This is Godfrey’s first ever call-up to an England squad at any age level, rewarding him for his impressive form in the Championship.

Godfrey has nailed down a starting place at centre-back in Norwich’s team, alongside German defender Christoph Zimmermann.

The 21-year-old has started each of Norwich’s last 17 Championship games, 18 in all competitions, and is impressing week-in-week-out.

He started the season as a defensive midfielder, but Farke has moulded him into a centre-back this season, where he looks to be staying for the foreseeable future.