Cardines, who joined Palace at Under-16s last season, received his first ever call-up to the Trinidad & Tobago Under-17s side. Despite being a winger earlier in his career, he has impressed at full-back for Rob Quinn’s Under-18s side - scoring in the 4-0 thumping of Fulham at Motspur Park.
He played a big part in the Trinidad and Tobago side competing in the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship in Guatemala, a regional championship where qualification to the FIFA Under-17s World Cup is determined. The full-back initially faced a tough group against the United States, Canada and Barbados, but managed to make it to the quarter-finals before falling to El Salvador in extra time. He notched one goal for his country in the 3-2 defeat to El Salvador.
Elsewhere, centre-back Jake Grante received a call-up to the Republic of Ireland Under-18s side. This was the first time he has been a part of the Irish Under-18s, having previously been a key feature of the Under-17s side earlier in the season. He started one of the two games against Hungary and kept a clean sheet.
Enrique Lameiras, who was a part of the Crystal Palace Under-15s side which won the U15 Floodlit Cup South last season, joined up with the Portugal Under-16s side as they took part in a UEFA U16 Development Tournament in The Algarve, Portugal. UEFA launched its Development Tournaments in 2012 as a way of offering elite male and female youth players the opportunity to enjoy intense international matches and learn about overseas travel as part of a squad.
Lameiras managed to score a sensational 25-yard screamer to steer his Portugal side to a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands and also managed to find the back of the net from 12-yards in a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw with Germany.
Finally, Matteo Dashi, who was also part of the U15 Floodlit Cup South winning side last season, featured once for Albania Under-17s in their friendly double-header against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Enrique Lamieras
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Wednesday, 8th February: Portugal U16s 2-1 Netherlands U16s (Lamieras scored from 25-yards out in the 50th minute)
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Friday, 10th February: Germany U16s 1-1 Portugal U16s (Pens: 7-6) (Lamieras came on as a 76th minute substitute and scored the sixth penalty in the shoot-out)
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Monday, 13th February: France U16s 4-2 Portugal U16s (Lamieras started the game)
Jake Grante
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Thursday, 9th February: Republic of Ireland U18s 1-0 Hungary U18s (Grante played the full 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet)
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Saturday, 11th February: Republic of Ireland U18s 0-0 Hungary U18s (Grante came on as a 75th minute substitute)
Rio Cardines
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Saturday, 11th February: Canada U17s 3-2 Trinidad and Tobago U17s (Cardines was unfortunately sent off in the 19th minute)
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Tuesday, 14th February: Trinidad and Tobago U17s v United States U17s (Cardines was suspended)
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Wednesday, 15th February: Trinidad and Tobago U17s 1-1 Barbados U17s (Cardines played the full 90 minutes to help Trinidad and Tobago progress into the next round)
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Monday, 20th February: El Salvador U17s 3-2 (AET) Trinidad and Tobago U17s (Cardines played the full 120 minutes and scored Trinidad and Tobago's first goal)
Matteo Dashi
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Tuesday, 14th February: Albania U17s 0-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17s (Dashi did not feature)
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Thursday, 16th February: Albania U17s 0-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17s (Dashi played 54 minutes)