Thirty-four (34) ambitious Australian footballers will assemble in the nation’s capital today as the next generation of the Joeys – Australia’s U-17 men’s national football team – commence or continue their national team journeys.
The young footballers will spend the next five days training at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) under National Teams staff, including Trevor Morgan and Tony Vidmar, with each player aiming to put his best foot forward ahead of Australia’s participation at the upcoming AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Next week a final 23-player squad will be selected to represent the green and gold next month in Indonesia, with the Joeys set to participate in Group C of the competition alongside Cambodia, Malaysia, and Myanmar.
Australia’s AFF U-16 Youth Championship campaign will kick-off against Myanmar at on Tuesday, 2 August at the Madya Senayan Stadium, which sits in the shadows of Jakarta’s iconic Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
The team will return to the same venue three days later to challenge Cambodia, before rounding out their Group Phase campaign with a meeting with Malaysia at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi on Monday, 8 August.
Each of Australia’s Group C fixtures at the AFF U-16 Youth Championship will kick-off at 3pm local time (6pm AEST).
Australia will need to finish first in Group C, or as the best overall runner up in the three pools, to advance to the semi-finals of the competition. The knockout phase of the tournament will be played exclusively at the 30,000 seat Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium.
Australia has won the AFF U-16 Youth Championship twice in the past, claiming the crown in 2008 and 2016. The green and gold also finished second in 2012, and third in 2013, 2015, and 2017.
The 34 players aiming to impress this week at the AIS are listed below.
Joeys Training Camp | Monday, 11 July 2022 – Friday, 15 July 2022 | Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Canberra, Australia
| Name | Club, Country | Junior Club |
| Peter ANTONIOU | Melbourne City FC, Australia | FC Bulleen Lions (Football Victoria) |
| Daniel BENNIE | Perth Glory FC, Australia | Sorrento FC (Football West) |
| Dean BOSNJAK | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | Freeman Sports Club (Football New South Wales) |
| Rylan BROWNLIE | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | Moreton Bay United (Football Queensland) |
| Luka COVENY | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | Essendon United (Football Victoria) |
| Zachary DE JESUS | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | Lakeside Lions FC (Football New South Wales) |
| Miguel DI PIZIO | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | AC United (Football New South Wales) |
| Ben DUNBAR | Melbourne City FC, Australia | Doncaster Rovers (Football Victoria) |
| Oscar FRYER | SD Raiders, Australia | Hurlstone Park Wanderers FC (Football New South Wales) |
| Daniel GRASKOSKI (Gk) | Northcote City FC, Australia | Football Technical School (Football Victoria) |
| Ayman GULASI | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | Sydney Olympic FC (Football New South Wales) |
| Max HATELY | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | Kellyville Kolts (Football New South Wales) |
| Gus HOEFSLOOT (Gk) | Sydney FC, Australia | Helensburgh Thistles (Football New South Wales) |
| Jesse HOEY | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | FC Bulleen Lions (Football Victoria) |
| Jordan HOEY | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | FC Bullen Lions (Football Victoria) |
| Angelo KALAMVOKIS | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | Gymea United FC (Football New South Wales) |
| Pearson KASAWAYA | Sydney FC, Australia | Griffith City FC (Football New South Wales) |
| Daniel LAZAREVSKI | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | Lalor United Sloga (Football Victoria) |
| Andriano LEBIB | Perth Glory FC, Australia | Dianella White Eagles (Football West) |
| Cyrus MALSAWMKIMA | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | Logan Lightning FC (Football Queensland) |
| Jared MIDDLETON | Sydney FC, Australia | Collaroy Cromer Strikers (Football New South Wales) |
| Lachlan MIDDLETON | Sydney FC, Australia | Collaroy Cromer Strikers (Football New South Wales) |
| Justin MOYA | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | Southside Eagles (Football Queensland) |
| Alex NASSIEP (Gk) | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | Caloundra FC (Football Queensland) |
| Alexandro NUNES | Newcastle Jets FC, Australia | Litchfield FC (Football Northern Territory) |
| Anthony PAVLESIC (Gk) | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | Sydney United 58 FC (Football New South Wales) |
| Jaylan PEARMAN | Perth Glory FC, Australia | Kingsley Westside FC (Football West) |
| Isiah QUINN | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | Brisbane Olympic FC (Football Queensland) |
| Tiago QUINTAL | Sydney FC, Australia | Baulkham Hills FC (Football New South Wales) |
| Andre RIZGALLA | Sydney FC, Australia | St George FA (Football New South Wales) |
| Dylan ROSE | Sydney FC, Australia | Mounties JSC (Football New South Wales) |
| Xav STELLA | Melbourne City FC, Australia | Templestowe United FC (Football Victoria) |
| Fabian TALLADIRA | Adelaide United FC, Australia | Adelaide City FC (Football South Australia) |
| Nicholas ZDRILIC | Sydney United 58 FC, Australia | St George FA (Football New South Wales) |
AFF U-16 Youth Championship 2022 – Match Schedule (Australia)
Australia U-16 v Myanmar U-16
Date: Tuesday, 2 August 2022
Venue: Madya Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
Kick-off: 3pm (local); 6pm (AEST)
Cambodia U-16 v Australia U-16
Date: Friday, 5 August 2022
Venue: Madya Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
Kick-off: 3pm (local); 6pm (AEST)
Malaysia U-16 v Australia U-16
Date: Monday, 8 August 2022
Venue: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
Kick-off: 3pm (local); 6pm (AEST)
