Wellington Phoenix defender Lukas Kelly-Heald has been added to New Zealand’s squad for their upcoming international friendlies against Poland and Norway.
Kelly-Heald comes into the squad after Eli Just and Dalton Wilkins withdrew due to injury.
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The 20-year-old will link up with the senior national team after playing every minute of New Zealand’s FIFA Men’s Under-20 World Cup in Chile, where the country bowed out in the group phase.
The All Whites will continue their 2026 World Cup preparations with a match against Poland in Chorzow on October 10 before meeting Norway in Oslo on October 15.
Then three days later, Wellington kick-off their Isuzu UTE A-League 2025-26 season away to Perth Glory on October 18.
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