Sutherland has been capped at U19 level by Scotland but is also eligible to play for Zimbabwe through his mother
Goal celebrations for Ethan Sutherland (right) of Exeter City(Image: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK/Shutterstock)
Scotland look to have fended off interest from Zimbabwe to nail down the services of Wolves youngster Ethan Sutherland.
The 20-year-old joined the Molineux club from St Mirren three years ago and is currently out on loan at Exeter City after a stint with Solihull Moors last season.
The left-sided player – who penned a new long-term contract with Wolves in the summer – is eligible to play for Scotland through his father and Zimbabwe through his mother.
Sutherland has been included in Tony Docherty’s latest Scotland U21 squad as well as in the Zimbabwe U23 roster for their upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double header against Mai but it’s thought that the player has his heart set on representing the Dark Blues.
The former Buddies prospect was previously capped for Scotland at U19 level and is in line to make his U21 bow in the friendly clashes with Ukraine and the USA, both of which take place in Spain.
Zimbabwe Under 23s manager, Marc Sanchez, said: “We have been in touch with the players during the past few weeks. We will start preparing with them when everyone is here.”
Zimbabwe FA claimed in April this year, 20-year-old Sutherland had agreed to play for them, but he has yet to feature.
Their sports director, Marshall Gore, said then: “We are delighted to share that Wolves winger Ethan Sutherland has officially committed to playing for Zimbabwe.
“He has started his Zimbabwean passport application process at the Zimbabwe Embassy in the UK and Ethan and his mother met our ambassador.”
Earlier this week, Scotland U21 boss Docherty revealed that Dundee United starlet Daniel Bennie snubbed an approach to play for his team in favour of Australia because they have an Olympic Games tournament approaching.
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