**[Dominic Solanke](/england/mens-senior-team/squad/Dominic-Solanke) is back in the England senior squad after nearly seven years away.**
The striker returns as a far more experienced player, having enjoyed success at Bournemouth before making a positive start to his Tottenham career after a summer move.
In an excerpt from a longer interview in Thursday's matchday programme for the [game with Greece](/england/mens-senior-team/fixtures-results/2024-25/NATIONS-LEAGUE/England-v-greece-uefa-nations-league-thursday-10-october-2024-wembley-match-centre) at Wembley Stadium, he opens up on his journey back into the international fold.
**Congratulations on your call-up to the England squad. How do you reflect on the last time you put on an England shirt for your senior debut against Brazil back in 2017?**
"Making my senior debut for England is something I’ll never ever forget. I think that’s what every kid dreams of. Not just becoming a footballer but representing your country is a whole other level. Especially against Brazil at home, at Wembley. It couldn’t really get much better than that. That’s definitely one of the highlights of my career."
**You’ve been capped by England at every youth level. How do you reflect on that journey from the Under-16s to the senior team?**
"Going back to some of the first years in the England youth set up and the (2014) Under-17 Euro Championship which we won - that was a great memory. I’ll never forget that. It was one of the highlights of my youth career without any doubt. I was away in Malta with so many of my friends in the England team. I was still doing my GCSEs at that stage, so I was still studying while away at the tournament which is a funny memory. They were great memories and to win things at that age just gives you motivation to win more in your career. I won the tournament’s top scorer, joint with a player from the Dutch national team (Jari Schuurman), who we played in the final. From there, we went on to win quite a few things and get quite far in a lot of tournaments."