Anthony Pantazopoulos named on Subway Australian U-23 squad for Doha International

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Subway Australian U-23s Head Coach, Tony Vidmar has selected a 23-player squad for the Doha International U-23 Cup to be held during the March FIFA Men’s International Window.

The tournament features U-23 sides from Croatia, Egypt, Qatar, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

As part of their participation in the Doha International U-23 Cup, Australia will face Croatia (19 March), UAE (22 March) and Qatar (25 March).

The squad will assemble in Qatar from 16 March, in what will be their first activity of 2025 as they begin working towards their AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026™ Qualifiers in September.

Vidmar has almost exclusively selected players from the Isuzu UTE A-League Men competition, with the exception of Mohamed Toure (Randers FC) who has been in strong form in the Danish top-flight.

The experienced trio of Patrick Beach (Melbourne City FC), Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) and Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory FC) all return. Valadon will be joined by club teammates Kasey Bos, Josh Rawlins and Jing Reec.

The Western Sydney Wanderers FC are also well represented in the squad, with Aydan Hammond, Anthony Pantazopoulos, Oscar Priestman and Aidan Simmons all named.

Kealey Adamson (Macarthur FC), Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United FC), Rhys Bozinovski (Western United FC) and Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets FC) have had their consistency at club level rewarded with selection.

Subway Australian U-23s Head Coach, Tony Vidmar said he was looking forward to facing strong opposition at the beginning of a new cycle.

“This is a great tournament to be a part of and will provide an excellent experience for the group as we work towards our Asian Cup Qualifiers in September,” Vidmar said.

“We’ve brought together a squad who are getting plenty of minutes at their respective clubs and are performing well. We feel the opposition and the conditions they’ll face in Doha offer a different test for them within the national team pathway.

“We want to continue developing these players individually and building depth across the age group, our involvement in this tournament is another important part of that.

“I’m excited by the quality both within this group and on our extended monitoring list and am looking forward to connecting with the players and staff to lay the foundations for the year ahead.”

AUSTRALIAN U-23 SQUAD | DOHA INTERNATIONAL U-23 CUP | 17-26 MARCH

NamePositionCurrent ClubJunior Club / Member Federation
Kealey ADAMSONDefenderMacarthur FCLindfield FC / Football NSW
Ethan ALAGICHMidfielderAdelaide United FCValley View SC / Football SA
Nathanael BLAIRForwardPerth Glory FCMarrickville FC / Football NSW
Patrick BEACH (Gk)GoalkeeperMelbourne City FCGlenmore Park FC / Football NSW
Kasey BOSDefenderMelbourne Victory FCPoint Cook SC / Football VIC
Rhys BOZINOVSKIMidfielderWestern United FCSpring Hills Stallions FC / Football VIC
Ethan COX (Gk)GoalkeeperAdelaide United FCSalisbury United FC / Football SA
Yaya DUKULYForwardAdelaide United FCPara Hills Knights SC / Football SA
Matthew GRIMALDIForwardWestern United FCWatsonia Heights FC / Football VIC
Aydan HAMMONDForwardWestern Sydney Wanderers FCFairfield Hotspurs SC / Football NSW
Corey HOLLMANMidfielderSydney FCSeaforth FC / Football NSW
Anthony PANTAZOPOULOSDefenderWestern Sydney Wanderers FCBrunswick City SC / Football VIC
Nathan PAULLDefenderCentral Coast Mariners FCHeathcote Waratah FC / Football NSW
Dylan PERAIC-CULLEN (Gk)GoalkeeperCentral Coast Mariners FCWoden Valley SC / Capital Football
Oscar PRIESTMANMidfielderWestern Sydney Wanderers FCSeaforth FC / Football NSW
Joshua RAWLINSDefenderMelbourne Victory FCDianella Junior SC / Football West
Jing REECForwardMelbourne Victory FCBlacktown Workers FC / Football NSW
Adrian SEGECICMidfielderSydney FCLidcombe Waratah Junior SC / Football NSW
Aidan SIMMONSDefenderWestern Sydney Wanderers FCSt George FC / Football NSW
Clayton TAYLORForwardNewcastle Jets FCRouse Hill Rams SC / Football NSW
Mohamed TOUREForwardRanders FC, DenmarkCroydon FC / Football SA
Jordi VALADONMidfielderMelbourne Victory FCGlen Eira FC / Football VIC
Kane VIDMARDefenderWestern United FCWest Torrens Birkalla SC / Football SA

MATCH DETAILS:

Subway Australian U-23s v Croatia U-23

  • Wednesday, 19 March 2025 
  • Venue TBC
  • Kick-off: 8.30pm local / 4.30am AEDT (Thursday, 20 March)

UAE U-23 v Subway Australian U-23s

  • Saturday, 22 March 2025 
  • Venue TBC
  • Kick-off: 8.30pm local / 4.30am AEDT (Sunday, 23 March)

Qatar U-23 v Subway Australian U-23s

  • Tuesday, 25 March 2025 
  • Venue TBC
  • Kick-off: 9.15pm local / 5.15am AEDT (Wednesday, 26 March)

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