GOALKEEPER Aaron Ramsdale completed a memorable double for Cherries after helping England win the final of the European Under-19 Championship in Georgia on Saturday.
The 19-year-old played his part in a 2-1 victory over Portugal with Manchester City's Lukas Nmecha and Aston Villa's Easah Suliman on target for the Young Lions who finished with 10 men after Fulham's Tayo Edun had been sent off for a second yellow card late on.
It was the fourth final reached by England’s men’s development teams this summer – with Cherries midfielder Lewis Cook having captained them to Under-20 World Cup glory last month. England also won the Toulon Tournament in June and reached the final of the European Under-17 tournament in May.
Ramsdale, who joined Cherries in an £800,000 move from Sheffield United in January, conceded just two goals in five games in the championship.
"The last half-an-hour or so was all a blur," said Ramsdale, speaking to the FA. "When the final whistle went, I don't remember much except hugging everyone.
"I'm just elated. We've just won something with England and that's the best you can get. The next step is to try to win something with the older ages.
"We've got so much confidence as a group. From the qualifiers in March, when we blew away Norway and Spain, that's when we started focusing on the fact that we could do something here.
"We knew how tough it would be but it shows how good we've been as a team and how much depth we've got.
"We've gone to the end in every game of this tournament and ground out results when we've needed to."
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