The Football Association has confirmed Mason Greenwood has chosen to switch his allegiance from England to Jamaica.
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Greenword to represent Jamaica instead of England
Thomas Tuchel will name his first England squad on March 14, but Greenwood will not be under consideration as he finalises his registration with Jamaica.
Greenword’s father was born in Jamaica.
The 23-year-old has earned just one cap for England, in September 2020.
“So my understanding, and I’d have to double check my understanding, is he’s asked to switch. That’s happened formally, so he wouldn’t be able to [play for England in future] because you can only switch once,” said FA chief executive Mark Bullingham.
When asked whether Greenwood had been informed by former manager Gareth Southgate, Bullingham said he was not aware.
“No, we actually didn’t have that communication,” he said.
“I know people asked Gareth about him and Gareth was up front in that he hadn’t been in his thinking, because he hadn’t been performing at that level, so I’m not aware of any communication we had with him.”
“I don’t think there was ever a request or anything like that. It just wasn’t one we got to, so it’s a personal decision by him.”
Reviving his career
Greenwood initially left Manchester United on loan to Getafe, where he scored 10 goals in 36 appearances.
The forward sought to revive his career after leaving United last year.
He was suspended three years ago following charges of attempted rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and controlling and coercive behavior.
So far, Greenwood has impressed this season in Marseille, netting 15 goals in 24 Ligue 1 matches.
