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Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth

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Western Sydney Wanderers Youth
Full nameWestern Sydney Wanderers Football Club (Youth)
Nickname(s)Wanderers
Short nameWSW
Gegründet2012
GroundWanderers Football Park (NPL)
Capacity9,000
OwnerPaul Lederer
ChairmanPaul Lederer
Head coachAndrew Christiansen
LeagueNational Premier Leagues NSW
A-League Youth
202313th of 16
WebsiteClub website

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]

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