Australia Joeys squad announced for AFF Youth Championships

Joeys coach Tony Vidmar has announced his 23-man squad for the upcoming AFF Under-16 Youth Championships in Cambodia later this month.

Vidmar settled on his squad following a string of training camps since the start of 2015.

The Joeys are in Group B for the tournament in Phnom Penh, which starts at the end of July, and will take on Singapore, Philippines, Myanmar and the host nation.

The 11-nation tournament will be vital preparation for the AFC Under-16 Championships, which act as qualifiers for the Under-17 World Cup

“It will give the players their first experience of playing international football in Asia and give them a good idea of what they’ll be up against in the qualifiers,” Technical Director Peter de Roo said.

“We will continue to build on the work we have been doing with these players in camps throughout the year.”

The top four nations at the AFC Under-16 tournament will progress to the Under-17 World Cup.

The squad will depart Sydney on July 25 for the AFF Under-16 Youth Championships, with their first match against the hosts Cambodia five days later.

AFF U16 Championship 2015 - Phnom Penh, 27 July – 9 August 2015

JOEYS SQUAD

Number	First Name	Last Name	DOB	Program/Club
1	Nathan	Prince	4/01/2000	FFV NTC
2	Dylan	Pierias	20/02/2000	Melbourne City FC
3	Marco	Krantis	30/5/2000	FFSA NTC
4	Mersim	Memeti	22/07/2000	Melbourne City FC
5	Joel	King	30/10/2000	FNSWI
6	Luke	Bodnar	19/05/2000	Perth Glory
7	Jaidon	Selden	12/02/2000	Perth Glory
8	Andony	Martis	9/08/2000	FNSWI
9	John	Roberts	20/1/2001	FNSWI
10	Lachlan	Brook	2/08/2001	FFSA NTC
11	Ahmed	Sweedan	14/06/2000	FNSWI
12	Nicholas	Suman	28/02/2000	FNSWI
13	Patrick	Scibilio	22/02/2000	FNSWI
14	Dylan	Ryan	10/06/2000	FNSWI
15	Adrian	Valenti	17/11/2000	Marconi FC
16	Ryan	Yates	5/02/2000	FFSA NTC
17	Jacob	Italiano	30/07/2001	Perth Glory
18	Jasper	Kelley	22/04/2001	FFSA NTC
19	Mark	Moric	16/3/2000	Sydney United 58 FC
20	Rahmat	Akbari	20/06/2000	Brisbane Roar FC/QAS
21	Eduardo	Castaneda	15/8/2000	FFT NTC
22	Andrew	Visciglio	26/11/2000	FFV NTC
23	Ramy	Najjarine	23/04/2000	FNSWI