Australia’s Under-23 squad is stacked with A-Leagues talent for this month’s Doha International U23 Cup in Qatar.
Of the 23-player squad set to come up against Croatia (March 19), the United Arab Emirates (March 22) and Qatar (March 25), 22 are from the Isuzu UTE A-League as Tony Vidmar begin to work towards their 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers in September.
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A-Leagues graduate Mohamed Toure (Rangers) is the only player in the squad not currently based in the Isuzu UTE A-League.
Western Sydney Wanderers have the most representatives with four players, followed by Western United – including Matthew Grimaldi following his first career brace, and Melbourne Victory (three apiece).
Sydney FC star Adrian Segecic, who is in the Golden Boot running, is also in the squad.
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The 22 Isuzu UTE A-League players selected by the Australian U23 side come from 10 clubs:
Adelaide United: Ethan Alagich, Ethan Cox, Yaya Dukuly
Central Coast Mariners: Nathan Paull, Dylan Peraic-Cullen
Macarthur Bulls: Kealy Adamson
Melbourne City: Patrick Beach,
Melbourne Victory: Kasey Bos, Joshua Rawlins, Jing Reec, Jordi Valadon
Newcastle Jets: Clayton Taylor
Perth Glory: Nathanael Blair
Sydney FC: Corey Hollman, Adrian Segecic
Western Sydney Wanderers: Aydan Hammond, Anthony Pantazopoulos, Oscar Priestman, Aidan Simmons
Western United: Rhys Bozinovski, Matthew Grimaldi, Kane Vidmar
“This is a great tournament to be a part of and will provide an excellent experience for the group as we work towards our Asian Cup Qualifiers in September,” Vidmar said.
“We’ve brought together a squad who are getting plenty of minutes at their respective clubs and are performing well. We feel the opposition and the conditions they’ll face in Doha offer a different test for them within the national team pathway.
“We want to continue developing these players individually and building depth across the age group, our involvement in this tournament is another important part of that.
“I’m excited by the quality both within this group and on our extended monitoring list and am looking forward to connecting with the players and staff to lay the foundations for the year ahead.”
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Match Details
Subway Australian U-23s v Croatia U-23
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Venue TBC
Kick-off: 8.30pm local / 4.30am AEDT (Thursday, 20 March)
UAE U-23 v Subway Australian U-23s
Saturday, 22 March 2025
Venue TBC
Kick-off: 8.30pm local / 4.30am AEDT (Sunday, 23 March)
Qatar U-23 v Subway Australian U-23s
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Venue TBC
Kick-off: 9.15pm local / 5.15am AEDT (Wednesday, 26 March)
Australia U23 squad
| Name | Position | Current Club | Junior Club / Member Federation |
| Kealey ADAMSON | Defender | Macarthur FC | Lindfield FC / Football NSW |
| Ethan ALAGICH | Midfielder | Adelaide United | Valley View SC / Football SA |
| Nathanael BLAIR | Forward | Perth Glory | Marrickville FC / Football NSW |
| Patrick BEACH (Gk) | Goalkeeper | Melbourne City | Glenmore Park FC / Football NSW |
| Kasey BOS | Defender | Melbourne Victory | Point Cook SC / Football VIC |
| Rhys BOZINOVSKI | Midfielder | Western United | Spring Hills Stallions FC / Football VIC |
| Ethan COX (Gk) | Goalkeeper | Adelaide United | Salisbury United FC / Football SA |
| Yaya DUKULY | Forward | Adelaide United | Para Hills Knights SC / Football SA |
| Matthew GRIMALDI | Forward | Western United | Watsonia Heights FC / Football VIC |
| Aydan HAMMOND | Forward | Western Sydney Wanderers | Fairfield Hotspurs SC / Football NSW |
| Corey HOLLMAN | Midfielder | Sydney FC | Seaforth FC / Football NSW |
| Anthony PANTAZOPOULOS | Defender | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brunswick City SC / Football VIC |
| Nathan PAULL | Defender | Central Coast Mariners | Heathcote Waratah FC / Football NSW |
| Dylan PERAIC-CULLEN (Gk) | Goalkeeper | Central Coast Mariners | Woden Valley SC / Capital Football |
| Oscar PRIESTMAN | Midfielder | Western Sydney Wanderers | Seaforth FC / Football NSW |
| Joshua RAWLINS | Defender | Melbourne Victory | Dianella Junior SC / Football West |
| Jing REEC | Forward | Melbourne Victory | Blacktown Workers FC / Football NSW |
| Adrian SEGECIC | Midfielder | Sydney FC | Lidcombe Waratah Junior SC / Football NSW |
| Aidan SIMMONS | Defender | Western Sydney Wanderers | St George FC / Football NSW |
| Clayton TAYLOR | Forward | Newcastle Jets | Rouse Hill Rams SC / Football NSW |
| Mohamed TOURE | Forward | Randers FC, Denmark | Croydon FC / Football SA |
| Jordi VALADON | Midfielder | Melbourne Victory | Glen Eira FC / Football VIC |
| Kane VIDMAR | Defender | Western United | West Torrens Birkalla SC / Football SA |
