Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth

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/

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

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

As of 3 March 2024[5]

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

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

Facilities

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

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

See also

References

  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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