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A look at the Clarets on international duty so far

2025-10-13T15:19:28.078Z

OCTOBER INTERNATIONAL BREAK RECAP

A look at the Clarets on international duty so far

2025-10-13T15:19:28.078Z

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Quilindschy Hartman, Hjalmar Ekdal, Axel Tuanzebe, Martin Dúbravka, Armando Broja, Josh Cullen, Hannibal, Lyle Foster, Max Weiß and Lesley Ugochukwu have all been in international action for their respective countries over the October international break.

Quilindschy Hartman (Netherlands)

After receiving his first Netherlands senior call-up in over 18 months, Hartman returned to the 'Oranje' and was named on the bench for both of Ronald Koeman's side's games over the October international break.

The full-back was introduced off the bench in the first fixture last Thursday in the 84th minute and was an unused substitute in Sunday's 4-0 win over Finland.

Hjalmar Ekdal (Sweden)

With 11 caps already to his name, Ekdal was called-up once again for Sweden over this international break, but was named on the bench for their 2-0 defeat to Switzerland on Friday.

The defender and his teammates will come up against Kosovo on Monday night in Gothenburg in their second World Cup Qualifier of the month.

Axel Tuanzebe (DR Congo)

Following his first Premier League start for the Clarets against Aston Villa prior to the break, Tuanzebe linked up with the DR Congo squad, where he started and completed a successful 90 minutes in a victory over Togo.

The Congo play their second World Cup Qualifier on Tuesday against third placed Sudan, where a win could see Tuanzebe and his teammates move to top spot of Group B.

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Martin Dúbravka (Slovakia)

After reaching the 55 cap mark in September, Dúbravka was named in Slovakia's squad once again. He started in the first fixture last Friday in a defeat to Northern Ireland.

Slovakia and the Clarets No.1 play their second World Cup Qualifier on Monday night, in a tight group which sees 1st-3rd all on six points from the opening three qualifiers.

Armando Broja (Albania)

Broja started and played 63 minutes in Albania's 1-0 win over Serbia on Saturday, with the striker and his teammates moving up to 2nd in their World Cup Qualifier group.

Albania then take on Jordan on Tuesday night in a friendly.

Josh Cullen (Ireland)

With Cullen approaching the 50 cap mark, the midfielder was included in Ireland's squad once again for October.

The Burnley skipper started in the side's 1-0 defeat to Portugal on Saturday night, with Armenia up next for The Boys in Green in their World Cup Qualifiers.

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Hannibal (Tunisia)

The midfielder was introduced as a second-half substitute in Tunisia's 6-0 World Cup Qualifier victory over São Tomé and Príncipe last Friday.

After qualifying for the World Cup in September, Tunisia then hosted Namibia on Monday, where Hannibal started and scored in the 3-0 win.

Lyle Foster (South Africa)

Foster started and played 90 minutes for South Africa on Friday, as Bafana Bafana drew 0-0 with Zimbabwe. The striker came close to bagging the winner, just hitting the outside of the post.

South Africa's second fixture sees Foster and his teammates come up against Rwanda on Tuesday night.

Max Weiß (Germany U21s)

The goalkeeper was selected for Germany's U21 squad once again, but was an unused substitute on Friday, as they lost 2-1 to Greece.

Next up for the young Germans, is a trip to Belfast to take on Northern Ireland in a Euro Qualifier.

Lesley Ugochukwu (France U21s)

Ugochukwu started and played 90 minutes in France's opening October fixture, which saw Les Bleus win 6-0 over Faroe Islands.

France now take on Estonia on Monday night in their second Euro Qualifier this month.