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The Olympique Marseille attacker will play for a new nation. The news comes after Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham confirmed that the 23-year-old had sent a formal request to the English association, indicating his desire to change international allegiances.
The forward has represented the Three Lions on one occasion, a 12-minute cameo against Iceland in 2020. Since that appearance, when he was only 19 years old, the Bradford native has not donned the England national team jersey.
A likely contributing factor to this is that he was charged with attempted rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and controlling and coercive behaviour in 2022. The charges were dropped a year later after the withdrawal of key witnesses and the proclamation that "there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction."
Bullingham has now confirmed that the young attacker has asked to represent a new nation.
"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," the FA chief said, as per ESPN.
"No, we actually didn't have that communication. 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."
The prolific wide player will now play for Jamaica, the nation of his father's birth.
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Since the charges were dropped, Greenwood has gradually ascended in form. A 2023/24 campaign in which he won Getafe's Player of the Season award led to him completing a move to Marseille this past off-season. He has continued his good form in France, having scored 15 goals in 24 matches in Ligue 1.
