Auckland FC star Jesse Randall and Brisbane Roar’s James McGarry have been added to New Zealand’s squad for upcoming international friendlies against Colombia and Ecuador.
The Isuzu UTE A-League duo, along with Owen Parker-Price (Orgryte) and Nik Tzanev (Newport County), have been called up by the All Whites following the withdrawals of Liberato Cacace, Callum McCowatt, Alex Paulsen and Ryan Thomas for the fixtures on November 15 and 19.
Randall has been in red-hot form for unbeaten reigning premiers Auckland this season, while McGarry has been a key part of Brisbane’s impressive start to 2025-26 through four rounds.
They join Western Sydney Wanderers star Kosta Barbarouses, Wellington captain Alex Rufer, Auckland full-back Francis De Vries and Central Coast Mariners’ Storm Roux as the A-Leagues representatives.
“It is normal for us to lose a player or two with injury but it is really unfortunate to lose six regular starters like this ahead of two big games,” said head coach Darren Bazeley.
“This is football though and it opens the door for other players to come in and take their opportunities to impress.
“We want to be testing ourselves in as many situations as we could face at the FIFA World Cup and while we always want to have our strongest team available, this will give us the chance to see how we address a challenge like this.”
