England: Callum Hudson-Odoi can play 'at highest level' - Harry Kane

From Left: England International and Captain Harry Kane and Callum Hudson-Odoi - Getty

According to striker Harry Kane who is England Senior National Team Captain, Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi can play "at the highest level".


18-year old Hudson-Odoi is in the England squad for the 2020 European Championship qualifiers against Czech Republic and Montenegro despite not starting a Premier League game.

Kane said, "He has been great over the last couple of days."

"We're excited to have him. Everyone is fighting for places and he sees this as an opportunity for himself."

The teenager has played 19 games for Chelsea this season, scoring five times, but his Premier League action has been restricted to six substitute appearances, totalling only 119 minutes of action.

As posted on England Twitter account:

"It's been a crazy day..." 😅

Congratulations on your first #ThreeLions call-up, Callum Hudson-Odoi!

— England (@England) March 18, 2019

Hudson-Odoi was part of the England side that won the Under-17 World Cup in 2017 but had not represented the country at Under-21 level before being drafted into the full squad.

"We played against him in the cup and he put in a good performance - that was the first time I'd seen him play. He looks sharp and hungry," added Kane.

"The youth are not scared of expressing themselves and trying to score goals and that's what we want to have - that flair and flexibility - and it's a great sign in this country that we are producing these type of players."

England play the Czech Republic at Wembley on Friday before an away game in Montenegro on Monday, 25 March.