International Career
On the international scene, Delfouneso first came to notice playing for the England U16 team – collecting eight caps and scoring three goals during this period, all three were scored in the 2006 Victory Shield. In October 2007, Delfouneso marked his debut for the England U17 team with a hat-trick in a 6–0 victory over Malta.
Delfouneso made his debut for the England U19 team on 8 October 2008 in a UEFA Championship Qualifying tie against Albania. The striker came on as an 18th-minute substitute and netted the second goal in a comfortable 3–0 victory. He added another brace to his tally in the semi-final match against France to put England through to the final of the 2009 UEFA Under-19 Championship.
On 22 February 2010 Delfouneso received his first call up to the England under 21 squad, On 3 March 2010 he scored on his debut for the under 21 team against Greece in a 2–1 defeat.
Delfouneso was named in the final 18 man squad for the 2010 UEFA Under-19 Championship which took place in France.
Delfouneso scored his second U-21 international goal against Iceland at Deepdale in a 1-2 friendly defeat in March 2011.
He scored his third goal for the England under-21 team on 5 September 2011 in a 4-1 win against Israel at Oakwell.
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