Former Joeys winger Tristan Hammond has knocked back an approach to switch allegiances to Peru - opting to instead pursue a future as an Olyroo and potential Socceroos star.
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The Portugal-based siblings have been assiduously courted by the Blanquirroja (White and Red) in recent months, with coach Daniel Morales Briceno
looking to blood them in next month’s South America U-20 Championship before it fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ex-Joeys FIFA U-17 World Cup winger Tristan, 18, is in the final year of his four-year contract with Sporting Lisbon whilst fellow winger Aydan, 17 - who attended a single Joeys camp as a 14-year-old - is on the books of lower-tier C.F. Os Belenenses.
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They’re eligible for Peru through their mother Brigette, and the Peruvian approach made national news in her ancestral home with over 500,000 hits on social media and back page sports stories.