Fourteen rising stars of the Hyundai A-League have been selected in Graham Arnold’s Australia U-23 squad for the AFC U-23 Championship.
The competition that pits the best of the Asian Football Confederation’s youth talent against each other takes place in Thailand between January 8-26, 2020.
Australia are drawn in Group A of the 16-team tournament alongside host nation Thailand, Iraq and Bahrain. The top three teams will join Japan in qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men’s football event.
Melbourne City are best represented club with four of their youngsters selected – Denis Genreau, Thomas Glover, Connor Metcalfe and Ramy Najjarine – to pull on the Green and Gold jersey.
Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers and Brisbane Roar have two players called up to the tournament, while Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix all have one selection.
Australia U-23 play a warm-up match on Friday, 3 January against Korea Republic U-23s in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before the group opener five days later, meaning players will be away for a least two rounds of Hyundai A-League action.
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Australia U-23 Men’s National Team Squad | AFC U-23 Championship Thailand 2020
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Name |
Club, Country |
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Keanu BACCUS |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia |
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Daniel BOUMAN |
SC Cambuur, Netherlands |
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Trent BUHAGIAR |
Sydney FC, Australia |
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Gabriel CLEUR |
U.S. Alessandria, Italy |
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Nicholas D’AGOSTINO |
Perth Glory FC, Australia |
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Thomas DENG |
Melbourne Victory, Australia |
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Zach DUNCAN |
AGF Aarhus, Denmark |
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Ben FOLAMI |
Ipswich Town FC, England |
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Denis GENREAU |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
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Alex GERSBACH |
AGF Aarhus, Denmark |
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Thomas GLOVER (Gk) |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
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Thomas HEWARD-BELLE (Gk) |
Sydney FC, Australia |
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Jordan HOLMES (Gk) |
Ebbsfleet United FC, England |
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Jacob ITALIANO |
Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany |
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Joshua LAWS |
Fortuna Dusseldorf II, Germany |
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Connor METCALFE |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
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Tass MOURDOUKOUTAS |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia |
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Ramy NAJJARINE |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
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Aiden O’NEILL |
Brisbane Roar FC, Australia |
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Connor O’TOOLE |
Brisbane Roar FC, Australia |
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Reno PISCOPO |
Wellington Phoenix FC, Australia |
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Dylan RYAN |
Willem II Tilburg, Netherlands |
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Al Hassan TOURE |
Adelaide United, Australia |
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Australia U-23 Men's National Team – Upcoming Fixtures
Australia U-23 v Korea Republic U-23 – International Friendly
Date: Friday, 3 January 2020
Venue: Stadium Bola Sepak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kick-off: 5.00pm (local); 8.00pm (AEDT)
Note: Match to be played behind closed doors
Iraq U-23 v Australia U-23 – AFC U-23 Championship Thailand 2020
Date: Wednesday, 8 January 2020
Venue: Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand
Kick-off: 5.15pm (local); 9.15pm (AEDT)
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Broadcast: To be confirmed
Australia U-23 v Thailand U-23 – AFC U-23 Championship Thailand 2020
Date: Saturday, 11 January 2020
Venue: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
Kick-off: 8.15pm (local); 12.15am + 1 (Sunday, 12 January AEDT)
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Broadcast: To be confirmed
Australia U-23 v Bahrain U-23 – AFC U-23 Championship Thailand 2020
Date: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Venue: Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand
Kick-off: 8.15pm (local); 12.15am +1 (Wednesday, 15 January AEDT)
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Broadcast: To be confirmed
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