New head coach Craig Bellamy has named Leeds United goalkeeper Karl Darlow in his first Wales squad, while there are recalls for Ollie Cooper, Sorba Thomas and Mark Harris.
England-born former Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United player Darlow, 33, is included as injured veteran stopper Wayne Hennessey – who is currently without a club – and Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Tom King miss out.
Midfielder Joe Morrell, another player without a club, is not in the 24-man squad, while Cardiff City’s Rubin Colwill is among a number of younger players not included having been involved in summer friendlies against Gibraltar and Slovakia under former boss Rob Page.
Bellamy – having been named successor to Page in July – confirmed that Cardiff City midfielder Aaron Ramsey will remain as captain of Wales for the new national coach’s first games in charge, in Nations League games against Turkey in Cardiff on Friday, 6 September and in Montenegro three days later.
Darlow will compete with Leicester City’s Danny Ward – who played his first club game in 17 months on Tuesday – and Sheffield United’s Adam Davies for the goalkeeping position in Bellamy’s Wales team.
Currently second choice to Islian Meslier at Leeds, Darlow turned down the chance to represent Wales in 2013 and 2018.
He is the grandson of Ken Leek, who was a member of Wales’ 1958 World Cup squad.
Darlow is one of two uncapped players called up by Bellamy alongside left-back Owen Beck, who joined Blackburn Rovers on loan from Liverpool this week.
