HARRY Wilson said he had no intention of swapping his treasured Wales jersey after becoming his country’s youngest ever international - though he wished he could have picked up hero Eden Hazard’s shirt.

The 16-year-old from Corwen made history when coming off the substitute bench to savour the last few minutes of Wales’ superb 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw in Belgium.

Cheered on by his parents Mark and Nicola at Brussels’ King Baudouin Stadium, the former Dinas Bran student replaced Hal Robson-Kanu and was on the pitch a matter of seconds when Aaron Ramsey stunned the hosts with a dramatic late equaliser.

At the final whistle, Wilson targeted Hazard for the Belgian’s shirt, but the Chelsea attacker had already swapped it with one of the teenager’s team-mates. “Eden Hazard is my favourite player in the Premier League,” said Wilson, who rang The Leader sports desk yesterday.

“He plays in a similar position to me. I tried my best to get his shirt after the final whistle but he'd given it to someone else, but I got a handshake off him which was nice.

“I did not want to trade my shirt with it being my debut shirt. I’m taking it home and I think I’m going to frame it and put it on the wall.”

Wrexham-born Wilson may have only sampled a few minutes of game-time on the international stage, but the highly-regarded Anfield prospect was proud to run out as the Dragons’ latest debutant.

Training alongside top players such as Ramsey and the retiring Craig Bellamy over the past week was a ‘great experience’ for the teen, but being handed his Wales bow from Chris Coleman proved the icing on the cake.

“I had a feeling I may have got a bit of time on the pitch at some point during the two games,” said Wilson, who joined Liverpool when he was eight.

“The manager told me there was a chance I could have come on against Macedonia, but because it was a tight game and we were winning 1-0, he didn't want to put me on.

“Against Belgium, it was a bit different. There was nothing to lose. I hoped to get on and I was really pleased that I did. It was a great game. Belgium have got some great players, they are one of the best sides in Europe at the moment.

“The manager just told me to enjoy it and what he wanted from me. He said when I had the ball to keep it simple and when I didn't have it, to stick with their full-back and track their players' runs.

“It was a great experience for me to be onthe pitch in and around quality players, quality professionals in a big atmosphere.

“I'm only going to learn being around players such as Aaron Ramsey and Craig Bellamy.

“It was great for Craig to set up the goal in his last match for Wales. He's been a brilliant player for us.”

He added: “My mum and dad travelled out with me to Belgium. They said that if there was a chance that I was going to make my Wales debut then they wanted to be there. It was great for them to be there in the stadium.”

After tasting life as an international football, Wilson turns his attention back to Liverpool where he will be hoping to be the latest U18 player to graduate into the first-team.

He will back in action on Saturday morning when the Reds take on Blackburn Rovers U18 at their Academy in Kirkby.

“I’ve just got to keep working hard at Liverpool and playing consistently well,” he said. “If I keep playing at my best, then hopefully I can get near to the first team.”