Two Wanderers named in Subway Young Socceroos squad for Marbella week of football

Subway Young Socceroos’ Head Coach, Trevor Morgan has selected a strong 23-player squad to represent Australia at the Marbella Week of Football, held in Marbella, Spain during the October FIFA International Men’s Window.

The friendlies – hosted at the prestigious Marbella Football Centre – will feature U-19 teams from Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland and The Netherlands.

The Subway Young Socceroos are set to face France (12 October), The Netherlands (14 October) and Denmark (17 October) in what shapes as an important development opportunity some of Australia’s most talented young players.

The squad – comprising of 16 Australian-based players – will assemble in Marbella on 9 October to commence their preparations ahead of what will be a busy playing schedule.

In addition to the selection of Isuzu UTE A-League Men talent, several players will join Morgan’s squad from European outfits including Liam Bonetig (Celtic FC), Matteo Mazzone (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Rhys Youlley (K.V.C. Westerlo).

Morgan has also selected Bailey O’Neil (Adelaide United FC) and Anthony Pavlesic (FC Bayern Munich) from the Subway Joeys’ squad that contested the recent AFC U-17 Asian Cup Thailand 2023™.

Subway Young Socceroos’ Head Coach, Trevor Morgan said the series of fixtures against high quality international opposition would be of significant benefit to his squad.

“We’re really looking forward to getting into camp for what will be three really challenging matches, on the back of our tournament in Lisbon in June,” Morgan said.

“The players will benefit greatly from the opportunity to play such high-quality opposition. With three games in such close proximity, it means we will share match minutes across the entire squad.

“Playing in a highly competitive environment in a national team setting is an important part of players’ individual development, it also helps to build the cohesion of this group as they progress through our elite pathway.

“It’s a fantastic group of players we have selected, some who are entering the Young Socceroos’ set up for the first time, and I’m looking forward to seeing how the broader squad responds to the challenges playing top-level opposition presents.

“We’re seeing players excel at their respective clubs week-to-week, so to be able to bring them together to train and prepare at a facility like the Marbella Football Centre will be a great experience,” Morgan concluded.

The Marbella Football Centre is one of most highly regarded facilities in Europe and has proved a popular venue for training camps for the Argentinian, French and English national teams as well as the likes of Liverpool, Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund.

SUBWAY YOUNG SOCCEROOS SQUAD | MARBELLA WEEK OF FOOTBALL | 9 – 18 OCTOBER

NAME	POSITION	CLUB	JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB
Alexander BADOLATO	Midfielder	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	Sylvania Heights FC (Football NSW)
Liam BONETIG	Defender	Celtic FC	Shellharbour Junior FC (Football NSW)
Bailey BRANDTMAN	Attacker	Central Coast Mariners FC	Caloundra City Private School (Sunshine Coast Independent Schools Sports Association)
Max CAPUTO	Attacker	Melbourne City FC	Essendon Royals SC (Football VIC)
Frans DELI	Midfielder	Macarthur FC	Fairfield Hotspurs FC (Football NSW)
Sebastian ESPOSITO	Defender	Melbourne City FC	Brunswick City SC (Football VIC)
Steven HALL	Goalkeeper	Adelaide United FC	Para Hills Junior SC (Football SA)
Joshua INSERRA	Defender	Melbourne Victory FC	Fawkner SC (Football VIC)
Luka JOVANOVIC	Attacker	Adelaide United FC	Fk Beograd (Football SA)
Franco LINO	Defender	Melbourne Victory FC	Pakenham United FC (Football VIC)
Zach LISOLAJSKI	Defender	Western United FC	Sydenham Park SC (Football VIC)
Matteo MAZZONE	Attacker	Eintracht Frankfurt	USI Lupo Martini Wolfsburg (Germany)
Max MIDDLEBY	Defender	Central Coast Mariners FC	Valentine FC (Football NSW)
Paul OKON-ENGSTLER	Midfielder	S.L. Benfica	Marconi Stallions (Football NSW)
Bailey O’NEIL	Defender	Adelaide United FC	Western Strikers FC (Football SA)
Anthony PAVLESIC	Goalkeeper	FC Bayern Munich	Sydney United 58 FC (Football NSW)
Zane SCHREIBER	Midfielder	Melbourne City FC	Bomaderry SC (Football NSW)
Harrison SHILLINGTON	Defender	Melbourne City FC	Northcote City FC (Football VIC)
Rawley ST JOHN	Midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	Turf City FC (Singapore)
Max VARTULI	Goalkeeper	AaB Aalborg FC	Fraser Park FC (Football NSW)
Thomas WADDINGHAM	Attacker	Brisbane Roar FC	Edge Hill United FC (Football QLD)
Rhys YOULLEY	Midfielder	K.V.C. Westerlo	Marconi Stallions (Football NSW)
Marcus YOUNIS	Midfielder	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	North Rocks SC (Football NSW)