Western United FC Youth

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Western United Youth
Full nameWestern United Football Club Youth
Founded8 December 2020;4 years ago (2020-12-08)
Ground Ironbark Fields
Capacity5,000
ChairmanJason Sourasis
Youth Manager Diogo Ferreira
League Victoria Premier League 1
2025 4th of 14
Website www.wufc.com.au

Western United Football Club Youth is the youth system of Western United Football Club based in Truganina, Melbourne. The youth team plays in the Victoria Premier League 1, the second level of Victorian soccer. Diogo Ferreira is the current youth manager. The club also fields under-21s, under-18s, and three other academy teams within the NPL Victoria system.

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History

Formation

The team was founded in 2020, with Ante Moric being announced as the inaugural head coach for the 2021 season. [1] The clubs temporary training base was at City Vista Recreation Reserve at Fraser Rise, Victoria from 2022–2024.

Youth current squad

These players can also play with the senior squad and compete in the NPL Victoria 2.

As of 11 February 2025 [2]

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
– DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Dylan Leonard
– DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Luka Coveny
– FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Luke Vickery
– DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Khoder Kaddour
– DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Besian Kutleshi
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Oliver Lavale
– FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jake Najdovski
– MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS James York
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jordan Lauton
– GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Michael Vonja
– FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Abel Walatee
– DF Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Charbel Shamoon
– GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alex Nassiep
– MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jacob Nasso
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lachlan Grundy
– FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mark Leonard
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Nicholas Koek
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Harry Casci
– DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Riley Foxe
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Yannick Kengni
– MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Anthony Didulica
No.Pos.NationPlayer
– FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Victor Muhindo
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Christian Polyzoudis
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Shifa Ahmed
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Oscar Tanic
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Deng Mayen
—Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jacob Buchanan
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alex Marmura
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Winston Ashburner
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ibrahim Kaddour
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lucas Simao
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mark Reec
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ethan Robinson
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Hasani Lumu
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Christian Dermentzoglou
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Blake Wirth
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jonathon Hassan
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Marcus Tavolaro
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Emilio Dataro
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Abdurahman Omer
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Anderson Back
–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Flynn Slater

Current staff

As of 30 January 2025. [3] [4] [5]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Frost Academy Director
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Diogo Ferreira Senior’s Head Coach
VacantSenior’s Assistant Coach
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andreas Papanicolaou U23 Head Coach
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brody CraneSenior Academy Goalkeeping Coach
Louis MazzaStrength and Conditioning Coach
Daniel HannaLead Physiotherapist
Harry ReadingAcademy Performance Analyst

See also

References

  1. ↑ Matthew Comino (9 December 2020). "Around the grounds: Stefan Nigro joins Mariners, Western United announce NPL venture". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Western United Senior Academy squads set to take on 2025". Western United FC. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Andreas Papanicolaou set to lead Western United Academy in 2025". Western United . 30 January 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Western United announces senior academy coaching structure". Western United FC. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Western United announce inaugural NPL squad". Western United . 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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