Former Adelaide United head coach and new CommBank Joeys boss Carl Veart has selected 27 teenagers from Isuzu UTE A-League clubs to take part in a domestic training camp in Canberra.
The October camp will serve as preparation for the 2026 AFC Under-17 Asian Cup qualifiers in November; the Joeys will take on Jordan, Bhutan, Iraq and the Philippines in Group E on the qualification path to the continental tournament.
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Next year will be an important one for the Joeys with both the Under-17 Asian Cup and Under-17 World Cup – a tournament that will now take place every year – on the agenda.
The 27 Isuzu UTE A-League talents selected for duty come from 10 clubs – including Western United whose academy will continue to run in 2025-26 despite the club being placed in conditional hibernation.
The 27 Isuzu UTE A-League academy players picked for Joeys duty
Adelaide United: Deklan Cooper-Ndambuki, Sajjad Nasiri, Hugo Ng
Brisbane Roar: Kade Kerry
Macarthur Bulls: Henrique Oliveira
Melbourne City: Luke Becvinovski, Luka Demuth, Akeem Gerald
Melbourne Victory: Malik Olukhale
Newcastle Jets: Jake Guest, Kai Thompson
Perth Glory: Aaron Black
Sydney FC: Josh Brazete, Orson Conroy, Jamieson Leigh, Matias Mallo, Miles Milliner, Aston Reid, Marli Wright
Western Sydney Wanderers: Lachlan Allen, Georgio Hassarati, Emile Katrib, Johnny Pavlovic, Marcus Savic
Western United: Winston Ashburner, Oliver Dimovski, William Kengni
This is new Joeys head coach Veart’s second camp in charge of the Australian youth international squad, with 13 players from his first squad returning for the 30-player Canberra training camp.
Veart first took charge of the Joeys for the 27th International Youth Football in Niigata, Japan earlier this month.
“On the back of the squad’s performance in Japan… the team and I have a better idea of the work we need to do, as a squad, at this camp,” Veart said.
“The tournament in Japan was our first step, as a group, to help our players develop against older competitors and ready themselves for international competition and now this window will be used to develop the playing group further and solidify our style of play.
“In Canberra we will look to refine what we do on and off the pitch and harness the talent that we have within this Joeys squad. The aim and goal within camp is to challenge the boys in different ways and provide invaluable experience as we prepare for the AFC U17 Asian Cup qualifiers later this year.
“The more we can build the teams confidence, individually and together, the better chance we have of performing when the qualifiers arrive in November.”
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JOEYS SQUAD – OCTOBER TRAINING CAMP
| NAME | POSITION | CURRENT CLUB | JUNIOR CLUB / MEMBER FEDERATION |
| Lachlan Allen | Goalkeeper | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Ramsgate RSL / Football NSW |
| Winston Ashburner | Defender | Western United FC | Yarraville Glory FC / Football Victoria |
| Luke Becvinovski | Attacker | Melbourne City FC | Pascoe Vale FC / Football Victoria |
| Aaron Black | Goalkeeper | Perth Glory FC | Morley Windmills SC / Football WA |
| Josh Brazete | Midfielder | Sydney FC | Curl Curl FC / Football NSW |
| Orson Conroy | Attacker | Sydney FC | APIA Leichhardt FC / Football NSW |
| Deklan Cooper-Ndambuki | Defender | Adelaide United FC | Valley View SC / Football SA |
| Max Court | Attacker | APIA Leichhardt FC | APIA Leichhardt FC / Football NSW |
| Luka Demuth | Midfielder | Melbourne City FC | Aspendale Stingrays SC / Football Victoria |
| Oliver Dimovski | Defender | Western United FC | Whittlesea Ranges FC / Football Victoria |
| Akeem Gerald | Attacker | Melbourne City FC | FC Bulleen Lions / / Football VIC |
| Jake Guest | Defender | Newcastle Jets FC | Lochinvar Rovers FC / Northern NSW Football |
| Georgio Hassarati | Attacker | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Putney Rangers FC / Football NSW |
| Emile Katrib | Defender | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Panania Diggers SC / Football NSW |
| William Kengni | Defender | Western United FC | Whittlesea Ranges FC / Football Victoria |
| Kade Kerry | Defender | Brisbane Roar FC | Magic United FC / Football Queensland |
| Jamieson Leigh | Defender | Sydney FC | Georges River FC / Football NSW |
| Matias Mallo | Midfielder | Sydney FC | Sydney United FC / Football NSW |
| Miles Milliner | Defender | Sydney FC | Collaroy Cromer Strikers FC / Football NSW |
| Sajjad Nasiri | Midfielder | Adelaide United FC | Ingle Farm SC / Football SA |
| Hugo Ng | Goalkeeper | Adelaide United FC | Metrostars / Football SA |
| Henrique Oliveira | Midfielder | Macarthur Bulls FC | Adelaide Port Pirates / Football SA |
| Malik Olukhale | Attacker | Melbourne Victory FC | Brunswick Zebras SC / Football Victoria |
| Johnny Pavlovic | Midfielder | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Blacktown City FC / Football NSW |
| Aston Reid | Midfielder | Sydney FC | Lilli Pilli FC / Football NSW |
| Marcus Savic | Defender | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Moorebank Sports SC / Football NSW |
| Emmett Shaw | Midfielder | Lions FC | Centenary Stormers FC / Football Queensland |
| Taj Sorensen | Midfielder | Logan Lightning FC | Park Ridge Panthers FC / Football Queensland |
| Kai Thompson | Attacker | Newcastle Jets FC | Cessnock United FC / Northern NSW Football |
| Marli Wright | Midfielder | Sydney FC | Inter Lions FC / Football NSW |
