Coleman gets the call from Trap

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Donegal's Seamus Coleman has received an early birthday present in the shape of a call up to Giovanni Trappatoni's Republic of Ireland squad for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers, after both Stephen Kelly (calf) and Darren O'Dea (knee) were ruled out of contention.

The former Sligo Rovers defender, who has made six appearances for Everton already this season, will turn 22 the day before the away fixture with Slovakia and is the only uncapped member of the squad who will be hoping for positive results against their two main rivals in Group B.

Keith Treacy and Cillian Sheridan have both been placed on standby.

    Goalkeepers:

Shay Given
Keiren Westwood
Joe Murphy

    Defenders:

John O'Shea
Seamus Coleman
Richard Dunne
Sean St Ledger
Greg Cunningham
Kevin Foley
Paul McShane
Kevin Kilbane

    Midfielders:

Keith Andrews
Glenn Whelan
Darron Gibson
Paul Green
Liam Lawrence
Aiden McGeady
Damien Duff
Keith Fahey

    Forwards:

Robbie Keane
Kevin Doyle
Shane Long
Andy Keogh

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