The tournament, hosted in Cyprus, is kicking off today (Monday, 20th May) and both Lusale and Walker-Smith are set to feature for Slovakia and Wales respectively.
Both of these players featured in the Palace side which won the Under-15 Floodlit Cup National final against Stoke City at the end of 2022/23 and have since gone on to feature for the Under-16s and Under-18s sides this season.
Lusale has made 10 appearances for Rob Quinn’s U18s this season, most recently starting in the final game of the campaign against Reading.
He registered an assist for Slovakia U17s on his competitive debut back in March, before scoring the winning goal in the following game against Greece to send them through to the finals of the U17 Euros.
His Slovakia side will face tricky tests against Italy, Sweden and Poland as they look to get out of Group C. Only the top two sides will progress to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Walker-Smith meanwhile has made nine appearances in total for the U18s this season, with five starts to his name. The young defender helped the side to a 3-0 win over Reading in the final game of the season.
The centre-back has previously been called up to represent Wales U16s last season and was a regular in Wales U17s’ qualifiers for this tournament earlier this season.
They now face tough opposition in Group B, with games against Austria, Croatia and Denmark knowing only the top two progress into the knockout stage.
Keep up to date with how both of our young Eagles gets on here and on our official Palace Academy X account.
All times in BST.
Samuel Lusale - Slovakia U17s
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Tuesday, 21st May: Slovakia v Sweden (16:00)
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Friday, 24th May: Italy v Slovakia (16:00)
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Monday, 27th May: Poland v Slovakia (16:00)
Charlie Walker-Smith - Wales U17s
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Monday, 20th May: Denmark 2-0 Wales (Walker-Smith played the full 90 minutes)
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Thursday, 23rd May: Austria v Wales (18:30)
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Sunday, 26th May: Wales v Croatia (16:00)