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14 members of Chelsea’s senior squad travelled around the world to represent their country during the September international break.
There have been senior debuts, long-awaited returns and a whole host of solid performances from the Blues as they slowly make their way back to Cobham to resume club action.
Here’s how Chelsea’s international players fared during the September international break.
Sanchez returned to the Spain the team for the first time since March 2023 after regular starter Unai Simon was sidelined through injury.
He did not play a single minute, however, watching the 0-0 draw against Serbia and the 4-1 win against Switzerland from the bench.
Philippe Jorgensen
Jorgensen is not yet a senior international and continues to play for DenmarkThe under-21 team.
It was not a great break for the keeper as he conceded four goals in a crushing defeat to Iceland, although he kept a clean sheet in his stint on the pitch against the Czech Republic.
While waiting to discover his next move at the club level, Bergstrom flew out to join FinlandUnder 21s.
The 22-year-old played every minute in the wins over Armenia and Romania, keeping a clean sheet in his last outing.
Having missed a place in the England Squad for Euro 2024, Colwill’s excellent start to the season has been rewarded with a return to the squad under new interim boss Lee Carsley.
He played 90 minutes at left-back in the 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland, before coming off the bench for the final 29 minutes of another 2-0 triumph against Finland.
A star of SpainAfter Italy’s success at Euro 2024, Cucurella has not had such a big role to play for his country this month.
After 56 minutes against Serbia, Cucurella was left on the bench against Switzerland, meaning he should feel fresh for his club return.
After a handful of impressive cameos for Chelsea, Veiga was rewarded with his first call-up to the team. Portugal team.
Unfortunately, he failed to come off the bench.
Moses Caicedo
As usual, Caicedo was active until the latter stages of the international window with Ecuador.
The midfielder played 90 minutes against Brazil and Peru, wearing the captain’s armband for the latter.
Those wondering whether Fernandez is good enough for Chelsea need only look at his performance in ArgentinaThe team won 3-0 against Chile. He was sensational in a central defender role.
Things started to go wrong against Colombia, however, with Fernandez conceding a crucial penalty in a 2-1 defeat.
Mysterious injury kept Mudryk from participating Ukraine2-1 defeat against Albania.
But that was clearly no big deal, as the winger played 90 minutes three days later against the Czech Republic, producing another typically energetic performance.
Felix’s quest for consistency at club level has had consequences for his international standing with Portugal.
No longer a regular starter, he watched the 2-1 win over Croatia from the bench and played just 22 minutes against Scotland.
Neto started both Portugal‘s in the September break matches, but was substituted at half-time on both occasions.
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez insisted Neto’s withdrawals were part of a plan to help him improve his fitness, with the 24-year-old still working to regain his best fitness.
Like Colwill, Madueke’s excellent club form has seen him called up to England Given his long history with Carsley at Under-21 level, that hardly came as a surprise.
Madueke had to wait to make his debut but came off the bench for the final 24 minutes against Finland, providing an assist for Harry Kane’s second goal in a truly impressive cameo.
Jackson awaits first goal for Senegal continue.
He started against Burkina Faso and Burundi but, despite playing 82 minutes against the former and more than an hour against the latter, he failed to find the back of the net.
After the Will he do it, will he not do it? transfer talks with Strasbourg, Washington made its Brazil Under-20s start this month.
The teenage striker played just 11 minutes off the bench in a 2-1 win over Mexico.
A bonus here.
Future Blue Estevao made his debut for the Brazil senior team at the age of 17, coming off the bench against Ecuador and Paraguay.
On the pitch opposite Estevao was another 17-year-old, Kendry Paez, who will also join Chelsea next summer.
The midfielder is already an established international for Ecuador and played more than 100 minutes for his country, earning his 13th and 14th caps.
