Jim Crawford has handed a first Under-21 call-up to Manchester United midfielder Jacob Devaney.
The Red Devils skipper at Under-18s level has featured for Ireland’s Under-19s - but this is his first time moving up to this age group.
He will join clubmate Jack Moorhouse, who has featured in a handful of senior United squads this season - making the bench in both Europa League legs against Lyon, as well as against Arsenal and Tottenham in the Premier League.
Also in the squad for the first time is 19-year-old Shamrock Rovers defender Cory O’Sullivan. He has been rewarded for his impressive display so far in 13 Premier Division appearances for the Hoops.
Crawford has drafted in Drogheda United forward Warren Davis. The 20-year-old had six Premier Division goals to his name so far this season.
Completing a trio of League of Ireland debut calls is Cork City’s Cathal O’Sullivan.
Ireland will head to Zagreb for the two games, which will serve as final preparation ahead of the European qualifiers, which begin in September. They will take on hosts Croatia on June 6 (4pm Irish) and Qatar four days later (5pm).
Crawford said: “These two games will be huge in terms of the preparation for the European Championships Qualifiers and we look forward to testing ourselves against quality opposition.
“Croatia have long had great pedigree in their youth teams and as for Qatar they are an emerging team in international football and will be a challenge.
“This is a young squad, we’ve nine players still in their teens but the majority of those nine are playing first-team football or around the first-team environment.
“It’s important we look at all options available to us, to put us in the best shape come September. We’ve had some solid performances already as a group and we saw that in particular in the last game against Hungary and we’ll be looking to build on that.”
**SQUAD**
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**Goalkeepers:** Killian Barrett (Sheffield Wednesday), Noah Jauny (Stade Brestois), Aaron Maguire (Tottenham Hotspur), Andrew Wogan (Stockport County)
**Defenders:** Sam Curtis (Sheffield United), Sean Grehan (Bohemians, on loan from Crystal Palace), Alex Murphy (Newcastle United), Cory O’Sullivan (Shamrock Rovers), David Okagbue (Walsall), Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday), Jacob Slater (Brighton & Hove Albion),
**Midfielders:** Jacob Devaney (Manchester United), Darius Lipsiuc (Walsall, on loan from Stoke City), Jack Moorhouse (Manchester United), Jamie Mullins (Brighton & Hove Albion), Adam Murphy (Bristol City), Joe O’Brien-Whitmarsh (Southampton), Cathal O’Sullivan (Cork City), Harry Vaughan (Hull City)
**Forwards:** Warren Davis (Drogheda United), Joe Gardner (Nottingham Forest), Jad Hakiki (Sligo Rovers), Mason Melia (St. Patrick’s Athletic), Mark O’Mahony (Brighton & Hove Albion).
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