The CommBank Australian U-23s' squad, travelling to the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers, has been finalised.
A 23-player squad has been confirmed to compete in Group D alongside China PR (host), Northern Mariana Islands and Timor-Leste in Xi’an, China PR during the 1-9 September FIFA window.
Qualifiers for the 7th edition of the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ – to be held in Saudi Arabia – will feature 44 teams, who will be divided into 11 groups.
Each group within qualifying will be contested in a centralised league format, with teams seeded into pots based on a points system derived from their final rankings across the previous three editions of the Finals, which saw the CommBank Australian U-23s drawn from Pot 1.
The squad will need to finish as one of the 11 Group winners or the four best second-placed teams to advance to the Finals.
For a complete list of Qualifying Groups for the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2026 please click here.
CommBank Australian U-23s match details are as follows:
Australia v Northern Mariana Islands
Date: Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Kick-off: 15:30pm (local time) / 17.30pm AEST
Location: Xi’an Sports Training Centre, Xi’an, China PR
Australia v Timor-Leste
Date: Saturday, 6 September 2025
Kick-off: 15:30pm (local time) / 17.30pm AEST
Location: Xi’an Sports Training Centre, Xi’an, China PR
Australia v China PR
Date: Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Kick-off: 19:35pm (local time) / 21:35pm AEST
Location: Xi’an International Football Centre, Xi’an, China PR
AUSTRALIAN U-23 SQUAD | AFC U23 ASIAN CUP™ SAUDI ARABIA 2026 QUALIFIERS | 1-9 SEPTEMBER
| Name | Position | Current Club | Junior Club / Member Federation |
Kealey ADAMSON | Defender | Queens Park Rangers FC, England | Lindfield FC / Football NSW |
Ethan ALAGICH | Midfielder | Adelaide United FC, Australia | Valley View SC / Football SA |
Patrick BEACH | Goalkeeper | Melbourne City FC, Australia | Glenmore Park FC / Football NSW |
Nathanael BLAIR | Forward | Perth Glory FC, Australia | Marrickville FC / Football NSW |
Giuseppe BOVALINA | Defender | Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Canada | Croydon FC / Football SA |
Rhys BOZINOVSKI | Midfielder | Western United FC, Australia | Spring Hills Stallions FC / Football VIC |
Jed DREW | Forward | TSV Hartberg, Austria | Meltham Athletic FC (England) |
Yaya DUKULY | Forward | Adelaide United FC, Australia | Para Hills Knights SC / Football SA |
Ben GIBSON | Forward | Newcastle Jets FC, Australia | Collaroy Cromer Strikers FC / Football NSW |
Matthew GRIMALDI | Forward | Western United FC, Australia | Watsonia Heights FC / Football VIC |
Aydan HAMMOND | Forward | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | Fairfield Hotspurs / Football NSW |
Kaelan MAJEKODUNMI | Defender | Perth Glory FC, Australia | Carramar Cougars Junior FC / Football West |
Anthony PANTAZOPOULOS | Defender | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | Brunswick City SC / Football VIC |
Nathan PAULL | Defender | Central Coast Mariners FC, Australia | Heathcote Waratah FC / Football NSW |
Dylan PERAIC-CULLEN | Goalkeeper | Central Coast Mariners FC, Australia | Woden Valley SC / Capital Football |
Oscar PRIESTMAN | Midfielder | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | Seaforth FC / Football NSW |
Joshua RAWLINS | Defender | Melbourne Victory FC. Australia | Dianella Junior SC / Football West |
Jing REEC | Forward | Melbourne Victory FC. Australia | Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC / Football NSW |
Alexander ROBINSON | Goalkeeper | Macarthur FC, Australia | Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC / Football NSW |
Aidan SIMMONS | Defender | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | St George FC / Football NSW |
Jordi VALADON | Midfielder | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | Glen Eira FC / Football VIC |
Kane VIDMAR | Defender | Unattached | West Torrens Birkalla SC / Football SA |
Abel WALATEE | Forward | Western United FC, Australia | North Sunshine Eagles FC / Football VIC |