As the season pauses for the second international break of the campaign, eight Aberdeen players are away on duty with their national sides.

Connor Barron & Ryan Duncan – Scotland U21

Two of our Youth Academy graduates have once again been called up to Scot Gemmill’s squad as the young Scots continue their UEFA Euro 21 qualification group with games against Hungary and Malta. Connor played for 77 minutes while Ryan came on as a late substitute as they narrowly lost their opening group game 1-0 against Spain.

Match Details:
Scotland U21 v Hungary U21
UEFA Under-21 EURO 2025 Qualifier
Friday, 13 October, kick-off 7pm
Fir Park, Motherwell

Scotland U21 v Malta U21
UEFA Under-21 EURO 2025 Qualifier
Tuesday, 17 October, kick-off 5:30pm
Fir Park, Motherwell

Alfie Bavidge – Scotland U19

Fresh from scoring his first senior goal at the weekend, Alfie Bavidge meets up with Billy Stark’s under 19 squad. Another graduate from our Youth Academy, Alfie netted for his loan side Kelty Hearts in their 4-1 victory over Edinburgh City. The Scotland U19 squad play two friendlies in Spain this week as they continue to prepare for their Euro 2024 qualifiers which start later in the year.

Match Details:
Inernational Friendly
Republic of Ireland v Scotland
Pinatar Arena, Spain
Wednesday, 11 October, kick-off 3pm

International Friendly
Scotland v Portugal
Pinatar Arena, Spain
Sunday, 15 October, kick-off 11am

Jamie McGrath – Republic of Ireland

After netting his first two Dons goals against Ross County and Rangers, Jamie will once again join up with the Ireland squad for their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers. Jamie came on as a substitute in Ireland’s last match against The Netherlands which they lost 2-1 at the Aviva Stadium.

Match Details:

Match Details:
UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifier
Republic of Ireland v Greece
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Friday, 13 October, kick-off 7.45pm

UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifier
Gibraltar v Republic of Ireland
Estádio Algarve, Gibraltar
Monday, 16 October, kick-off 7.45pm

Bojan Miovski – North Macedonia

Bojan joins up with his national side in good goal scoring form after netting eight goals in our opening 14 games. North Macedonia are level on points with both Italy and Ukraine, with England topping the group.

Match Details:
UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifier
Ukraine v North Macedonia
Epet Arena, Czech Republic
Saturday, 14 October, kick-off 2.00pm

International Friendly
North Macedonia v Armenia
Mladost Stadium, North Macedonia
Tuesday, 17 October, kick-off 2.00pm

Richard Jensen – Finland

Richard joins up with the Finnish national side who have put themselves in a strong position to qualify out of their Euro group. They currently sit a point off of Slovenia and Denmark, and level on points with Kazakhstan.

Match Details:
UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifier
Slovenia v Finland
Stožice Stadium, Slovenia
Saturday, 14 October, kick-off 5.00pm

UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifier
Finland v Kazakhstan
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Finland
Tuesday, 17 October, kick-off 5.00pm

Slobodan Rubežić – Montenegro 

Ruby has earned his first call up to the Montenegro national side after making 14 appearances so far for The Dons this season. Montenegro face Lebanon in a friendly match before taking on Serbia in a Euro qualifier.

Match Details:
International Friendly
Montenegro v Lebanon
Podgorica City Stadium, Montenegro
Thursday, 12 October, kick-off 5.00pm

UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifier
Serbia v Montenegro
Red Star Stadium, Serbia
Tuesday, 17 October, kick-off 7.45pm

Duk – Cape Verde

Cape Verde face two friendlies in this international window taking on Algeria and Comoros.

Match Details:
International Friendly
Algeria v Cape Verde
Stade Mohamed-Hamlaoui, Algeria
Thursday, 12 October, kick-off 8.00pm

International Friendly
Cape Verde v Comoros
Stade Parsemain, France
Tuesday, 17 October, kick-off 2.00pm