Fifteen Isuzu UTE A-League prospects have been selected for the Subway Young Socceroos’ China Panda Cup International Tournament campaign this month.
A-Leagues talents make up more than half of the 23-man squad for the upcoming international youth tournament in Chengu, where Australia are among Under-19 sides from China, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia that will clash in a round-robin format.
Adelaide United’s Ryan White, Sydney FC forward Nathan Amanatidis, Dean Bosnjak of Macarthur Bulls and Perth Glory recruit Abdul Faisal are among seven players to have received their maiden Young Socceroos call-up, alongside Western Sydney Wanderers’ Jesse Cameron, Sydney FC sensation Tiago Quintal and Kayne Razmovski of Melbourne Victory.
The 15 Isuzu UTE A-League squad members selected in the Young Socceroos squad come from six clubs:
Adelaide United: Bailey O’Neil, Fabian Talladria, Ryan White
Macarthur Bulls: Dean Bosnjak, Alexander Robinson
Melbourne Victory: Jesse Hoey, Kayne Razmovski
Perth Glory: Adam Bugarija, Abdul Faisal, Jaylan Pearman
Sydney FC: Nathan Amanatidi, Gus Hoefsloot, Tiago Quintal, Tyler Williams
Western Sydney Wanderers: Jesse Cameron
“The ability to familiarise ourselves with conditions in the host nation of the Asian Cup and play competitive games in a tournament format will be extremely beneficial for the players and staff,” said Young Socceroos head coach Trevor Morgan.
“While it’s an opportunity to take some great learnings for our ongoing planning for next February, we’re also continuing to broaden the depth of players available for selection in the way we’ve structured this squad – creating competitive pressure for places is key to our success in the Asian Cup.
“Given this tournament falls within a FIFA Window, we’ve been able to bring in European-based players who have missed recent camps due to clashes with their club schedule, we feel it’s important we keep them connected with our pathway and give them every chance to stake their claim for Asian Cup selection.
Morgan added: “Those players performed well during our recent Asian Cup Qualifiers and our tour of South America, and we felt it was best to have that core group remain in Australia ahead of a busy few months of club football.
“This allows others to come into the squad, creating another opportunity for players with less international experience to show what they can bring to the team.”
Match Schedule
Subway Young Socceroos v Kyrgyzstan
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu
Kick-off: 3.30pm local / 6.30pm AEDT
China PR v Subway Young Socceroos
Saturday, 16 November 2024
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu
Kick-off: 7.35pm local / 10.35pm AEDT
Subway Young Socceroos v Mongolia
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu
Kick-off: 2.00pm local / 5.00pm AEDT
Subway Young Socceroos squad
| NAME | POSITION | CLUB | JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB |
| Nathan AMANATIDIS | Forward | Sydney FC | West Adelaide SC / Football SA |
| Daniel BENNIE | Forward | Queens Park Rangers | Sorrento FC / Football West |
| Liam BONETIG | Defender | Celtic FC | Shellharbour Junior FC / Football NSW |
| Dean BOSNJAK | Forward | Macarthur Bulls | Freeman Sports Club / Football NSW |
| Adam BUGARJIA | Midfielder | Perth Glory | St. Bernadette FC / Football NSW |
| Jesse CAMERON | Defender | Western Sydney Wanderers | Winston Hills FC / Football NSW |
| Sebastian ESPOSITO | Defender | US Lecce | Brunswick City SC / Football VIC |
| Abdul FAISAL | Midfielder | Perth Glory | Auburn FC / Football NSW |
| Steven HALL | Goalkeeper | Brighton & Hove Albion | Para Hills Junior SC / Football SA |
| Gus HOEFSLOOT | Goalkeeper | Sydney FC | Helensburgh Thistles SC / Football NSW |
| Jesse HOEY | Midfielder | Melbourne Victory | Doncaster Rovers SC / Football VIC |
| Bailey O’NEIL | Defender | Adelaide United | Western Strikers FC / Football SA |
| Paul OKON-ENGSTLER | Midfielder | S.L. Benfica | Marconi Stallions / Football NSW |
| Jaylan PEARMAN | Midfielder | Perth Glory | Sorrento FC / Football West |
| Tiago QUINTAL | Attacker | Sydney FC | Baulkham Hills FC / Football NSW |
| Kayne RAZMOVSKI | Midfielder | Melbourne Victory | Altona City SC / Football VIC |
| Alexander ROBINSON | Goalkeeper | Macarthur Bulls | Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC / Football NSW |
| Fabian TALLADIRA | Defender | Adelaide United | Adelaide City FC / Football SA |
| Musa TOURE | Forward | Clermont Foot 63 | Croydon FC / Football SA |
| Dimitri VALKANIS | Defender | AEK Athens | MetroStars FC / Football SA |
| Ryan WHITE | Midfielder | Adelaide United | Para Hills Knights SC / Football SA |
| Tyler WILLIAMS | Defender | Sydney FC | Castle Hill United FC / Football NSW |
| Marcus YOUNIS | Midfielder | PSV Eindhoven | North Rocks SC / Football NSW |
