A-League dominates Gombau’s AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers squad

Australian U-23’s National Team Head Coach Josep Gombau has selected 19 players from the Hyundai A-League in his 23-player squad that will compete at the AFC U-23 Championship China 2018 Qualifiers to be held this week in Myanmar.

After a week-long pre-tournament camp in Sydney, which featured two training matches against the Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Central Coast Mariners, Gombau reduced his squad from 26 to 23 players before heading to Myanmar yesterday.

Australia’s first match will be against Brunei Darussalam on 19 July, followed by Singapore on 21 July and then the host nation, Myanmar, on 23 July.

To qualify for next year’s AFC U-23 Championship, Australia needs to top its group or be one of the best five second placed teams of the ten qualifying groups.

Australian Under 23’s National Team Squad for AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 Qualifiers

 

First Name

Surname

Position

DOB

Club

Daniel

ARZANI

Forward

04-01-99

Melbourne City FC

Jonathan

ASPROPOTAMITIS

Defender

07-06-96

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

George

BLACKWOOD

Midfielder

06-04-97

Adelaide United FC

Trent

BUHAGIAR

Forward

27-02-98

Central Coast Mariners FC

Joe

CALETTI

Midfielder

01-01-98

Brisbane Roar FC

Devante

CLUT

Midfielder

16-10-95

Newcastle Jets FC

Nicholas

COWBURN

Defender

07-03-95

Newcastle Jets FC

Thomas

DENG

Defender

20-03-97

Melbourne Victory FC

Keanu

BACCUS

Defender

07-06-98

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Thomas

GLOVER

Goalkeeper

14-12-97

Tottenham Hotspur, England

Paul

IZZO

Goalkeeper

06-01-95

Adelaide United FC

Lachlan

JACKSON

Defender

12-03-95

Newcastle Jets FC

Bruce

KAMAU

Forward

28-03-95

Melbourne City FC

Stefan

MAUK

Midfielder

22-10-95

NEC, Netherlands

Riley

McGREE

Midfielder

02-11-98

Adelaide United FC

Stefan

NIGRO

Defender

10-08-96

Melbourne Victory FC

Daniel

NIZIC

Goalkeeper

15-03-95

Morecambe FC, England

Jordan

O’DOHERTY

Forward

14-10-97

Adelaide United FC

Milislav

POPOVIC

Forward

06-03-97

Eintracht Braunschweig, Germany

Lachlan

SCOTT

Forward

15-04-97

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Jaushua

SOTIRIO

Forward

11-10-95

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Ruon

TONGYIK

Defender

28-12-96

Melbourne City FC

Brandon

WILSON

Midfielder

28-01-97

Perth Glory FC

 

 

AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 Qualifiers Group F – OFFICIAL MATCH SCHEDULE

 

Group F

Date

No

Match

Kick-Off

(local)

Kick-Off

(AEST)

19/7/2017

1

AUSTRALIA

vs.

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

15:00

18:30

19/7/2017

2

MYANMAR

vs.

SINGAPORE

18:00

21:30

21/7/2017

3

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

vs.

MYANMAR

15:00

18:30

21/7/2017

4

SINGAPORE

vs.

AUSTRALIA

18:00

21:30

23/7/2017

5

AUSTRALIA

vs.

MYANMAR

15:00

18:30

23/7/2017

6

SINGAPORE

vs.

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

18:00

21:30

 

Venue: Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon