Australia’s Young Socceroos will travel to Chinese Taipei today (Sunday) ahead of their three Group H qualification matches for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship.
Head Coach Gary van Egmond has had an extended squad in camp in the City of Gold Coast for a training camp over the past week, however has now finalised his 23-player roster for upcoming matches against Laos (6/11), Macau (8/11), and Chinese Taipei (10/11) in Kaohsiung over the next seven days.
Twenty-one of Australia’s representatives for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers hail from Hyundai A-League clubs, while two players – goalkeeper Kai Calderbank-Park and midfielder Alberto Del Grosso – are aligned with clubs abroad.
Australia can qualify for the 16-nation 2020 AFC U-19 Championship, which will be hosted next October in Uzbekistan, by winning their group or by finishing as one of the four-best second-place sides across Asia’s eleven qualification groups.
The 2020 AFC U-19 Championship will serve as the qualification process for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2021.
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Young Socceroos 23-Player Squad | 2020 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers (Group H) | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
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Name |
Club |
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Thomas AQUILINA |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia |
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Jay BARNETT |
Melbourne Victory, Australia |
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Jordan BOS |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
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Lachlan BROOK |
Adelaide United FC, Australia |
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KAI CALDERBANK-PARK (Gk) |
Burnley FC, England |
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Jarrod CARLUCCIO |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia |
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Lachlan CONSTABLE |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia |
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Cameron COOK (Gk) |
Adelaide United FC, Australia |
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Louis D’ARRIGO |
Adelaide United FC, Australia |
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Alberto DEL GROSSO |
Cittadella Primavera, Italy |
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Tom FAY |
Sydney FC, Australia |
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Mitch GRAHAM |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
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Jake HOLLMAN |
Sydney FC, Australia |
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Gianluca IANNUCCI |
Melbourne City FC, Australia |
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Noah JAMES (Gk) |
Newcastle Jets FC, Australia |
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Fabian MONGE |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia |
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Noah PAGDEN |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia |
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Kristian POPOVIC |
Perth Glory FC, Australia |
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John ROBERTS |
Central Coast Mariners FC, Australia |
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Dylan RUIZ-DIAZ |
Central Coast Mariners FC, Australia |
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Callum TALBOT |
Sydney FC, Australia |
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Marco TILIO |
Sydney FC, Australia |
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Kai TREWIN |
Brisbane Roar FC, Australia |
Young Socceroos Match Schedule | 2020 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers (Group H)
Australia v Laos
Date: Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Location: National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
Kick-off: 4.00pm (local); 7.00pm (AEDT)
Macau v Australia
Date: Friday, 8 November 2019
Location: National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
Kick-off: 4.00pm (local); 7.00pm (AEDT)
Australia v Chinese Taipei
Date: Sunday, 10 November 2019
Location: National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
Kick-off: 7.00pm (local); 10.00pm (AEDT)
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