Yeovil Town striker Paddy Madden has been drafted into Giovanni Trappatoni's Republic of Ireland squad for their forthcoming friendly against Wales.
Madden, 23, was previously on stand-by for the squad, but sufficiently impressed Trappatoni's assistant, the legendary former Juventus and Italy midfielder, Marco Tardelli- who was watching Yeovil's home game against Birmingham City- to receive a call-up after Sean St Ledger withdrew through injury.
Millwall's Andy Keogh also joins Madden in being included in the Eire squad.
For Madden, his inclusion represents the fulfillment of a childhood dream after previously representing the Republic at Under-19, Under-21 and Under-23 level.
He topped the League One scoring charts last season, scoring 22 times during the regular league season and also found the back of the net in their Play-Off final victory over Brentford at Wembley, after making his loan move to the Glovers from Carlisle United permanent for a fee of £15,000 in January 2013.
