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Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth

Western Sydney Wanderers Youth is the academy system of Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The team competes in the National Youth League competition known as the Y-League and also the National Premier Leagues NSW Men's First Grade, Under 20s and Under 18s competitions. For the 2020 season, they were to play in the NSW NPL 2 league.[1] However due to a delayed season and restart, they were promoted to the National Premier Leagues NSW.[2]

Western Sydney Wanderers Youth
Full nameWestern Sydney Wanderers Football Club (Youth)
Nickname(s)Wanderers
Short nameWSW
Founded2012
GroundWanderers Football Park (NPL)
Capacity9,000
OwnerPaul Lederer
ChairmanPaul Lederer
Head coachAndrew Christiansen
LeagueNational Premier Leagues NSW
A-League Youth
202411th of 16
Websitehttp://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/

In addition, the club submits teams into the Football NSW Boys’ Youth Competitions at U13, U14, U15 and U16 level.

Youth team history

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The team was founded in 2012, as a Western Sydney Wanderers representative team for the National Youth League competition, replacing the defunct Gold Coast United. In 2016 the team was admitted to the National Premier Leagues NSW.[3][4]

Youth current squad

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As of 3 March 2024[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia  AUS Taiga Harper
2 DF Australia  AUS Nathan Barrie
3 DF Australia  AUS Anthony Pantazopoulos
4 DF Australia  AUS Doni Grdić
6 MF Malta  MLT Dylan Scicluna
8 MF Australia  AUS Oscar Priestman
7 MF Australia  AUS Marcus Younis
9 FW Australia  AUS Nathanael Blair
10 FW Australia  AUS Alexander Badolato
11 MF Australia  AUS Adam Bugarija
12 FW Australia  AUS Zac Sapsford
13 FW Australia  AUS Aydan Hammond
15 DF Australia  AUS Luca Peroca
16 DF Australia  AUS Roman Culina
17 FW Australia  AUS Filip Dimovski
18 DF Australia  AUS Jok Akuien
19 FW Australia  AUS Max Hately
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK Australia  AUS Lucas Sinnott
22 DF Australia  AUS Jesse Cameron
23 MF Australia  AUS Mason Fernandez
77 MF Australia  AUS Philip Gigliotti
99 DF Australia  AUS Ryan Devine
— MF Australia  AUS Ryley Hollingdale
— MF Australia  AUS Yannis Frerck
— FW Australia  AUS Farah Koko
— MF Australia  AUS Luke Nieuwenhof
— MF Australia  AUS Edmun Haddad
— MF Australia  AUS William Loucas
— DF Australia  AUS Will Mckay
— DF Australia  AUS Yohan D'Souza
— DF Australia  AUS Thomas Furlong
— DF Australia  AUS Alex Bonetig
— DF Australia  AUS William Freney
— MF Australia  AUS Matthew O’Donoghue

Facilities

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The Wanderers training facility & academy is located at the Wanderers Centre of Football in Rooty Hill.[6] The team plays in Wanderers Football Park.

Honours

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  • Football NSW League One Youth U-18 Championship
    • Champions (2): 2016, 2017
    • Runners-up (1): 2018

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mens Senior Competitions" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au.
  2. ^ "NPL NSW Men's top tier Fixtures announced". 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers take rivalry to new level with plans for youth academies". smh.com.au. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. ^ "PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues 2015 launches". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Wanderers 2023 National Premier League NSW squad". Western Sydney Wanderers. 17 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers Centre of Football Officially Opened". Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 September 2019.
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