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 interrupts season and restart 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
GroundMarconi Stadium
Capacity9,000
OwnerPaul Lederer
ChairmanPaul Lederer
Head coachArthur Diles
LeagueNational Premier Leagues NSW
Y-League
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 23 March 2019[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  AUS Nicholas Suman
3 DF  AUS Mathieu Cordier
4 DF  AUS Mohamed Al-Taay
6 MF  AUS Fabian Monge
7 FW  AUS John Roberts
9 FW  AUS Montey Peterson
12 MF  AUS Andrea Agamemnonos
13 DF  AUS Adrian Valenti
14 FW  AUS Mohamed Adam
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  AUS Noah Pagden
16 MF  AUS Lochlan Constable
17 DF  AUS Mark Natta
19 DF  AUS Daniel Wilmering
20 GK  AUS Jack Greenwood
21 MF  AUS Jacob Vasiliou
22 DF  AUS Thomas Aquilina
24 DF  AUS Rory Jordan
25 FW  AUS Jarrod Carluccio

Facilities

The Wanderers training facility & academy is located at the Blacktown International Sportspark. The team plays in multiple locations in addition to their Blacktown base due to scheduling, availability and pitch quality concerns. Their two major locations are Marconi Stadium and the Sydney United Sports Centre.

Honours

See also

References
  1. https://footballnsw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1912-Mens-Senior-Competitions-Circular-1.pdf
  2. https://mens.nplnsw.com.au/2020/07/20/npl-nsws-mens-top-tier-fixtures-announceds
  3. "Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers take rivalry to new level with plans for youth academies". smh.com.au. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. "PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues 2015 launches". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. "Wanderers confirm NPL 2 squad". Western Sydney Wanderers. 28 February 2019.


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