The five-day camp – being held from 6-10 January – will provide Maloney and his staff with the opportunity to work intensively with a broad group of mainly domestic-based players eligible for selection in 2025, in what shapes as a busy year of activity for some of Australia’s most talented young players.
The Subway Joeys will participate in the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2025™ following their successful qualification in October 2024.
The U17 continental tournament – which serves as qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ – will be contested between 3-20 April 2025, with the top eight (8) teams earning their place at the age group’s showpiece event.
The Official Draw for the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2025™ is scheduled to take place on 23 January at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), where the Subway Joeys will learn their opponents in the group stage.
Subway Joeys’ Head Coach, Brad Maloney said the training camp would lay the groundwork for a big year of football ahead.
“We’ve been building nicely as a group towards this year, which will be significant for our program with two major tournaments on offer – something I know the players and staff are excited about,” Maloney said.
“I was very happy with what we were able to achieve as an extended playing group across the course of 2024, which focused on progressively building towards the U17 Asian Cup and ultimately, U17 FIFA World Cup qualification.
“Bringing everyone together at a facility like the Australian Institute of Sport is the perfect environment to continue that growth and to support the work we want to do technically, tactically and physically to begin what is an important year in the development of this talented group of players,” Maloney concluded.
As this camp occurs outside of a Men’s FIFA International window, several players were unavailable for selection due to A-League Men or overseas club commitments.
For more information on the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2025™ click here.
SUBWAY JOEYS SQUAD | DOMESTIC CAMP l JANUARY 2025
| Name | Position | Current Club | Junior Club / Member Federation |
| Jai AJANOVIC | Goalkeeper | Central Coast Mariners FC | Gymea United FC / Football NSW |
| Akol AKON | Attacker | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | St Marys Convent SC / Football NSW |
| Nickolas ALFARO | Midfielder | Sydney FC | Nepean FC / Football NSW |
| Kade BACCUS | Midfielder | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Parklea FC / Football NSW |
| Jonty BENFIELD | Goalkeeper | Melbourne City FC | Taringa Rovers SC / Football QLD |
| Alex BOLTON | Midfielder | Perth Glory FC | Bayswater City FC / Football West |
| Isiah BOSTON | Attacker | Melbourne City FC | East Kew Panthers / Football VIC |
| Max COURT | Midfielder | APIA Leichhardt FC | APIA Leichhardt FC / Football NSW |
| Anthony DIDULICA | Midfielder | Western United FC | St Albans Saints SC / Football VIC |
| Chris IRAKOZE | Attacker | Adelaide United FC | Cumberland United FC / Football SA |
| Harrison JABLONSKI | Defender | Central Coast Mariners FC | Surf Coast FC / Football VIC |
| Zayd KASSABY | Defender | Melbourne Victory FC | FC Bulleen Lions / Football VIC |
| William KENGNI | Defender | Western United FC | Whittlesea Ranges FC / Football VIC |
| Emerson KOENIG | Defender | Adelaide United FC | Modbury Jets SC / Football SA |
| Besian KUTLESHI | Defender | Western United FC | North Sunshine Eagles SC / Football VIC |
| Gabriel LOMBARDI | Attacker | AC Reggiana 1919 (Italy) | Wollongong Wolves FC / Football NSW |
| Jay MALTZ | Midfielder | Sydney FC | Mongo FC / Football NSW |
| Max NAYLOR | Attacker | Perth Glory FC | UWA Nedlands FC / Football West |
| Henrique OLIVEIRA | Midfielder | Macarthur Bulls FC | Adelaide Port Pirates / Football SA |
| Charlie PARKIN | Defender | Brisbane Roar FC | Grange Thistle FC / Football QLD |
| Christian PULLELLA | Defender | Perth Glory FC | Perth SC / Football West |
| Logan SAMBROOK | Midfielder | Central Coast Mariners FC | Northern Storm FC / NNSW Football |
| Zane STEVENSON | Defender | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Balgownie Rangers FC / Football NSW |
| Amlani TATU | Attacker | Adelaide United FC | Croydon Kings FC / Football SA |
| Finnley WELLS | Midfielder | SV Darmstadt 98 (Germany) | Turf City FC / Singapore |
| Jared WILLIAMS | Goalkeeper | Central Coast Mariners FC | Kanwal Warnervale Rovers FC / Football NSW |
| Rhys WILLIAMS | Attacker | Brisbane Roar FC | Kawana FC / Football QLD |
| Charlie WILSON-PAPPS | Goalkeeper | Brighton & Hove Albion FC (England) | Sheen Lions FC / England |
