Wanderers Alex Badolato, Alessandro Lopane and Jack Warshawsky will join an Australian youth cohort of 30 players in Canberra next week in a talent identification camp.
The camp will enable recently appointed Young Socceroos head coach Trevor Morgan to assess some of Australia’s best young talent in the flesh for the first time.
Olyroos Head Coach and Socceroos’ great, Tony Vidmar, will also be in camp to monitor the group – some of whom may challenge for U-23 selection in the future.
The camp at the AIS will run from Monday, 8 August 2022 through to Thursday, 11 August 2022, and will feature a talent identification match – streamed live on Football Australia’s My Football YouTube channel – from 3.00pm AEST on Wednesday, 10 August 2022.
Following Wednesday’s announcement of Morgan as Head Coach of the Young Socceroos, the former Joeys boss said he is excited to get started with the group as youth national team action continues to ramp up.
“I can’t wait to begin working with the players and staff in Canberra next week,” Morgan said. “This camp will provide some of our best young, domestically-based players with the opportunity to showcase themselves against their peers in a high-performance environment.”
“We encourage coaches and fans both at home and abroad to tune into Wednesday’s live streamed training match. We held a similar initiative in Townsville earlier this year as part of an under 16’s talent identification camp, which was viewed by thousands who took the opportunity to see some of Australia’s leading youth footballers testing themselves against players in their own age group.”
Four (4) Olyroos age eligible goalkeepers will also attend the training camp, however these players will not feature in the match next Wednesday. The additional goalkeepers that have been invited to showcase themselves to National Teams staff are Cameron Cook from Perth Glory FC, Noah James from Dandenong Thunder SC (on loan from Newcastle Jets FC), Adam Pavlesic from Sydney FC, and Ahmad Taleb from Melbourne Victory FC.
Young Socceroos Talent Identification Camp
August 8-11, 2022 l Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
| Name | Club, Country | Junior Club (Member Federation/Country) |
| Alexander BADOLATO | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | Sylvania Heights FC (Football NSW) |
| BERNARDO | Adelaide United FC, Australia | Port Adelaide Pirates FC (Football South Australia) |
| Raphael BORGES RODRIGUES | Melbourne City FC, Australia | Western Strikers SC (Football South Australia) |
| Rhys BOZINOVSKI | Western United FC, Australia | Spring Hills Stallions FC (Football Victoria) |
| Max CAPUTO | Melbourne City FC, Australia | Essendon Royals SC (Football Victoria) |
| Lawrence CARUSO (Gk) | Central Coast Mariners FC, Australia | Whittlesea Ranges FC (Football Victoria) |
| Chris DONNELL | Perth Glory FC, Australia | Rockingham City FC (Football West) |
| Emin DURAKOVIC | Melbourne City FC, Australia | Port Melbourne Sharks SC (Football Victoria) |
| Joseph FORDE | Perth Glory FC, Australia | Forrestfield United SC (Football West) |
| Matthew GEORGE | Perth Glory FC, Australia | Quinns FC (Football West) |
| Nathan GEYER | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | Across The Waves FC (Football Queensland) |
| Archie GOODWIN | Newcastle Jets FC, Australia | Cooks Hill United FC (Northern NSW Football) |
| Jayden GORMAN | Perth Glory FC, Australia | Joondalup City FC (Football West) |
| Peter GROZOS | Newcastle Jets FC, Australia | Enfield Rovers FC (Football New South Wales) |
| Samuel KLEIN | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | Gympie Diggers FC (Football Queensland) |
| Luka KOLIC | Melbourne Knights FC, Australia | Melbourne Knights FC (Football Victoria) |
| Garang KUOL | Central Coast Mariners FC, Australia | Shepparton SC (Football Victoria) |
| Franco LINO | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | Pakenham United FC (Football Victoria) |
| Alessandro LOPANE | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | APIA Leichhardt FC (Football NSW) |
| Kaelan MAJEKODUNMI | Perth Glory FC, Australia | Leicester Junior Foxes (United Kingdom) |
| Alexander MENELAOU | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | Bulleen Lions FC (Football Victoria) |
| James NIEUWENHUIZEN (Gk) | Melbourne City FC, Australia | Goulburn Valley Suns FC (Football Victoria) |
| Nathan NGUYEN | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | Queensland Lions FC (Football Queensland) |
| Anthony PANTAZOPOULOS | Oakleigh Cannons FC, Australia | Brunswick City SC (Football Victoria) |
| Justin PAOLILLI | Melbourne City FC, Australia | Bulleen Lions FC (Football Victoria) |
| Alexander ROBINSON (Gk) | Blacktown City FC, Australia | Springwood United FC (Football New South Wales) |
| Nectarios TRIANTIS | Central Coast Mariners FC, Australia | Strathfield Strikers FC (Football New South Wales) |
| Kane VIDMAR | Adelaide United FC, Australia | West Torrens Birkalla SC (Football South Australia) |
| Jack WARSHAWSKY (Gk) | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | Buderim Wanderers FC (Football Queensland) |
| Jonny YULL | Adelaide United FC, Australia | West Torrens Birkalla SC (Football South Australia) |
