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Jamies Carragher's son, James, has been rewarded with a first international call after his great season in Wigan.
James has been a usual in defense of the Latics this season with 22 appearances in the League one so far.
The 22 -year -old father, Jamie, won 38 caps from England during his career and was part of the team for two World Cup tournaments.
However, James will represent a different nation to have received a Maltese citizenship last month.
He describes to play for Malta through his paternal grandfather, and the legend of Liverpool Jamie also received a maltense citizenship.
The president of the Malta Football Association, Bjorn Vassallo, last month revealed that he had conversations with the Carragher family.
Jamies Carragher's son, James, has been awarded a first international call
The Wigan defender qualifies to play Malta through his paternal grandfather (center)
The Liverpool Jamie Carragher legend obtained 38 caps for England between 1999 and 2010
'We have been in conversations with James and his father Jamie in recent months; He is open to it, but we are still working on it, '' said Vassallo.
Carragher, who has been deployed in the center of the right and the return center this season, will be part of the Malta team faced by Finland and Poland in the next World Cup qualifiers.
Wigan's defender seems to have exceeded a series of injuries that threatened to endanger his career.
The 2022-23 season spent on loan in Oldham, but limited only six appearances, since he suffered a knee injury.
Carragher then returned to competitive action in the second half of the 2023-24 campaign, where he spent a loan time on the Invertness Scottish side.