Levi Mackin - International Career

International Career

Despite being born in England, Mackin was involved in two matches with the Wales under-17 team, against Scotland and Norway in 2001 and 2002 respectively, although he did not play in either and remained on the substitutes' bench. He was called up for a training camp and game against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship first qualifying round, and made an appearance in this game as Wales won 2–1 to progress to the second qualifying round. He was called into the under-19 team for the Milk Cup in July 2004 and another call up came for the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualifier against the Faroe Islands in October.

Mackin was called into the under-21 squad for their game against England in September 2005. His first and only appearance for the team came in a 1–0 defeat to Northern Ireland on 28 February 2006, in which he was substituted for Rob Davies in the 56th minute. Mackin returned to the under-21 team after being named on the standby list for a game against Turkey in September. He was named on standby for a two-legged 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification play-off against England in October 2008. He was named in the Semi-Pro squad for a friendly against Poland in September 2009, although he was forced to withdraw due to an injury.

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