Western United FC Youth

Western United Youth
Full nameWestern United Football Club Youth
Founded8 December 2020 (2020-12-08)
GroundIronbark Fields
Capacity5,000
ChairmanJason Sourasis
Youth ManagerDiogo Ferreira
LeagueVictoria Premier League 1
20243rd of 14
Websitewww.wufc.com.au

Western United Football Club Youth is the youth system of Western United Football Club based in Truganina, Melbourne. The youth team plays in the Victoria Premier League 1, the second level of Victorian soccer. Diogo Ferreira is the current youth manager. The club also fields under-21s, under-18s, and three other academy teams within the NPL Victoria system.

History

Formation

The team was founded in 2020, with Ante Moric being announced as the inaugural head coach for the 2021 season.[1] The clubs training base are at City Vista Recreation Reserve at Fraser Rise, Victoria.

Youth current squad

These players can also play with the senior squad and compete in the NPL Victoria 2.

As of 11 February 2025[2]

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
– DF Australia AUS Dylan Leonard
– DF New Zealand NZL Luka Coveny
– FW Australia AUS Luke Vickery
– DF Australia AUS Khoder Kaddour
– DF Australia AUS Besian Kutleshi
— FW Australia AUS Oliver Lavale
– FW Australia AUS Jake Najdovski
– MF Australia AUS James York
— MF Australia AUS Jordan Lauton
– GK Australia AUS Michael Vonja
– FW Australia AUS Abel Walatee
– DF Iraq IRQ Charbel Shamoon
– GK Australia AUS Alex Nassiep
– MF Australia AUS Jacob Nasso
– Australia AUS Lachlan Grundy
– FW Australia AUS Mark Leonard
— FW Australia AUS Nicholas Koek
— New Zealand NZL Harry Casci
– DF Australia AUS Riley Foxe
– Australia AUS Yannick Kengni
– MF Australia AUS Anthony Didulica
No. Pos. Nation Player
– FW Australia AUS Victor Muhindo
— MF Australia AUS Christian Polyzoudis
– Australia AUS Shifa Ahmed
– Australia AUS Oscar Tanic
– Australia AUS Deng Mayen
— Australia AUS Jacob Buchanan
– Australia AUS Alex Marmura
– Australia AUS Winston Ashburner
– Australia AUS Ibrahim Kaddour
– Australia AUS Lucas Simao
– Australia AUS Mark Reec
– Australia AUS Ethan Robinson
– Australia AUS Hasani Lumu
– Australia AUS Christian Dermentzoglou
– Australia AUS Blake Wirth
– Australia AUS Jonathon Hassan
– Australia AUS Marcus Tavolaro
– Australia AUS Emilio Dataro
– Australia AUS Abdurahman Omer
– Australia AUS Anderson Back
– Australia AUS Flynn Slater

Current staff

As of 30 January 2025.[3][4][5]
Australia Anthony Frost Academy Director
Australia Diogo Ferreira Senior’s Head Coach
Vacant Senior’s Assistant Coach
Australia Andreas Papanicolaou U23 Head Coach
Australia Brody Crane Senior Academy Goalkeeping Coach
Louis Mazza Strength and Conditioning Coach
Daniel Hanna Lead Physiotherapist
Harry Reading Academy Performance Analyst

See also

References

  1. ^ Matthew Comino (9 December 2020). "Around the grounds: Stefan Nigro joins Mariners, Western United announce NPL venture". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Western United Senior Academy squads set to take on 2025". Western United FC. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Andreas Papanicolaou set to lead Western United Academy in 2025". Western United. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Western United announces senior academy coaching structure". Western United FC. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Western United announce inaugural NPL squad". Western United. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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