International Round-up | September 2024

12th September
First team
Ollie Cooper Wales

A number of Swansea City players were in action for their countries during the recent international break.

Ollie Cooper won his second and third caps for Wales, featuring off the bench against Turkey before being selected from the off in the sodden Nations League win against Montenegro.

Ben Cabango and Liam Cullen were both named in the senior Wales squad, but did not feature in the in the fixtures against Turkey and Montenegro, the latter returning to the Swans to complete his rehabilitation from an ankle injury.

Lawrence Vigouroux Chile

Elsewhere, Jisung Eom was called up to represent South Korea for their 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

He played his first competitive minutes for his country in their 3-1 win over Oman, coming on as a substitute. The 22-year-old was also an unused substitute in their 0-0 draw against Palestine.

Goalkeeper Lawerence Vigouroux was recalled to the Chile squad ahead of their own World Cup fixtures.

He was an unused substitute for both of La Roja's South American qualifiers against Argentina and Bolivia respectively.

Nathan Tjoe-A-On Indonesia

Nathan Tjoe-A-On earned his sixth and seventh caps for Indonesia.

The 22-year-old started for his country in both of their World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Australia, playing out 90 minutes in each game. 

Žan Vipotnik, meanwhile, played 25 minutes in Slovenia's 3-0 victory over Kazakhstan in their second Nations League fixture of the international break. 

The 22-year-old was an unused substitute in their 1-1 draw against Austria three days before.