Scotland Under-17 coach Scot Gemmill has named his 18-player squad for next month’s UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals in Bulgaria.

Aberdeen have representation in the squad, which will take on France in their opening match of the 16-team tournament on 7th May.

Dons youngsters Daniel Harvie and Frank Ross have both been included. Both players, in their first full season as full time professionals at Pittodrie, have impressed at U20 level. 

Gemmill’s side will also face Greece and Russia in the group stage with the top two teams progressing to the quarter-finals.

Scotland reached the semi-finals of the tournament last year – their best-ever performance, with Aberdeen’s Scott Wright playing a big part in their success.  

This will be the third time Scotland have competed at the finals, having appeared in 2008 and at last summer’s tournament, and it is the first time they have qualified for back-to-back finals.

The competition will also act as a qualification round for the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup with six places available to European teams.

These will be awarded to all four semi-finalists and two of the losing quarter-finalists, decided via two play-off matches.

The 24-team tournament will be played in Chile in October and November this year.

Scotland Under-17 squad

Goalkeepers

Ross Doohan (Celtic)
Robby McCrorie (Rangers) 

Defenders

Mark Finlayson (Falkirk)
Daniel Harvie (Aberdeen)
Daniel Higgins (Celtic)
Ross McCrorie (Rangers)
Tom McIntyre (Reading)
Harry Souttar (Dundee United)

Midfielders

Liam Burt (Rangers)
Alistair Coote (Dundee United)
Regan Hendry (Celtic)
Mark Hill (Celtic)
Frank Ross (Aberdeen)
Ian Wilson (Kilmarnock)

Forwards

Jack Aitchison (Celtic)
Calvin Miller (Celtic)
Glenn Middleton (Norwich City)
Lewis Morrison (Kilmarnock)
 
Fixture schedule

Scotland v France     Thursday, 7 May 2015, kick-off 5pm Beroe Stadium, Stara Zagora
Greece v Scotland     Sunday, 10 May 2015, kick-off 5pm Arena Sozopol, Sozopol
Russia v Scotland     Wednesday, 13 May 2015, kick-off 5pm Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium, Sliven
 
Quarter-finals – 16/17 May 2015
FIFA U17 World Cup play-offs – 19 May 2015 Semi-finals – 19 May 2015 Final – 22 May 2015
 
Note: All kick-offs local time (BST+2)