Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth

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]

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
WebsiteClub website

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 14 June 2023[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 Australia AUS Lawrence Caruso
2 MF Australia AUS Matthew O’Donoghue
3 DF Australia AUS Liam Bonetig
6 MF Australia AUS Frans Deli
10 FW Australia AUS Alexander Badolato
12 DF Australia AUS Edmond Lupancu
13 MF Australia AUS Marcus Younis
14 FW Australia AUS George Antonis
15 DF Australia AUS Luca Peroca
17 FW Australia AUS Filip Dimovski
18 DF Australia AUS Jok Akuien
19 FW Australia AUS Max Hately
21 MF Australia AUS Adam Bugarija
22 DF Australia AUS Jesse Cameron
23 MF Australia AUS Mason Fernandez
24 MF Sudan SDN Teng Kuol
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Australia AUS Ryley Hollingdale
26 MF Australia AUS Yannis Frerck
27 FW Australia AUS Farah Koko
28 MF Australia AUS Luke Nieuwenhof
29 MF Australia AUS Edmun Haddad
30 MF Australia AUS William Loucas
31 DF Australia AUS Will Mckay
32 DF Australia AUS Yohan D'Souza
33 DF Australia AUS Thomas Furlong
77 FW Australia AUS Ariath Piol
— DF Australia AUS Alex Bonetig
— DF Australia AUS William Freney
— DF Australia AUS Ryan Devin
— FW Australia AUS Jarrod Carluccio
— DF Australia AUS Joshua Hong

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. https://footballnsw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1912-Mens-Senior-Competitions-Circular-1.pdf
  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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