Ryan Ledson is targeting an Everton breakthrough this season.
Ledson hopes the experience of travelling with the first-team to Krasnodar will help him move one step closer to making a dream senior debut for Everton.
"It was a very good experience for me," Ledson told evertontv. "I really enjoyed it and I'm hoping there is a lot more to come.
"I found out on the Tuesday. Unsy told me I was going to be travelling with the first team, then I was back the morning after and we were traveling to Russia.
"It was a surprise, to be honest. Only 18 made the final squad, so I wasn't expecting to get on the bench but it was a great experience to go away with them."
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