Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth

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Western Sydney Wanderers Youth
Logo of Western Sydney Wanderers FC.svg
Full nameWestern Sydney Wanderers Football Club (Youth)
Nickname(s)Wanderers
Short nameWSW
Founded2012
Ground Wanderers Football Park (NPL)
Capacity9,000
Owner Paul Lederer
Chairman Paul Lederer
Head coachAndrew Christiansen
League National Premier Leagues NSW
A-League Youth
2024 11th of 16
Website http://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/

Western Sydney Wanderers Youth is the academy system of Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The team competes in the National Youth League competition known as the Y-League and also the National Premier Leagues NSW Men's First Grade, Under 20s and Under 18s competitions. For the 2020 season, they were to play in the NSW NPL 2 league. [1] However due to a delayed season and restart, they were promoted to the National Premier Leagues NSW. [2]

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In addition, the club submits teams into the Football NSW Boys’ Youth Competitions at U13, U14, U15 and U16 level.

Youth team history

The team was founded in 2012, as a Western Sydney Wanderers representative team for the National Youth League competition, replacing the defunct Gold Coast United. In 2016 the team was admitted to the National Premier Leagues NSW. [3] [4]

2024 Youth squad

As of 3 March 2024 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Taiga Harper
2 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Nathan Barrie
3 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Anthony Pantazopoulos
4 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Doni Grdić
6 MF Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Dylan Scicluna
8 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Oscar Priestman
7 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Marcus Younis
9 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Nathanael Blair
10 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alexander Badolato
11 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Adam Bugarija
12 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Zac Sapsford
13 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Aydan Hammond
15 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Luca Peroca
16 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Roman Culina
17 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Filip Dimovski
18 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jok Akuien
19 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Max Hately
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lucas Sinnott
22 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jesse Cameron
23 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mason Fernandez
77 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Philip Gigliotti
99 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ryan Devine
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ryley Hollingdale
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Yannis Frerck
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Farah Koko
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Luke Nieuwenhof
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Edmun Haddad
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS William Loucas
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Will Mckay
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Yohan D'Souza
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Thomas Furlong
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alex Bonetig
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS William Freney
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Matthew O’Donoghue

Facilities

The Wanderers training facility & academy is located at the Wanderers Centre of Football in Rooty Hill. [6] The team plays in Wanderers Football Park.

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mens Senior Competitions" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au.
  2. ↑ "NPL NSW Men's top tier Fixtures announced". 20 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers take rivalry to new level with plans for youth academies". smh.com.au. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues 2015 launches". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Wanderers 2023 National Premier League NSW squad". Western Sydney Wanderers. 17 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Western Sydney Wanderers Centre of Football Officially Opened". Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 September 2019.
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