A BRADFORD College student will make his debut for his country at football this summer.

Robbie Cliffe, a Level Two sport student, has been named in the England Mencap squad for their European Championships in Switzerland.

The 20-year-old from Queensbury, who plays with Bradford Disability Football Club, will be part of the national team that will compete in Geneva in the first week of June.

He was selected to play for his country after attending trials in Harrogate, along with more than 60 other players.

Attacking midfielder Robbie was thrilled to make the final 15, and said: "When they announced that I had made the team I felt great.

“A lot of the other players play in League One and League Two, whereas I play at League Three, so I was very proud to have made it.

“I think it was thanks to my communication that I got selected.

“I am very excited about going to Switzerland and experiencing it.

“I have never been picked for England before so I am really looking forward to it.”

The European Championship is the first event for what promises to be a hectic sporting summer for Robbie.

Within days of getting back from Geneva, he is set to return to the continent to play with his club in Rotterdam.

Then, at the end of June, the club will head to Northern Ireland to play in the George Best Community Cup, a disability football tournament that attracts more than 500 players from various clubs across Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and Guernsey.