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
| Name | Position | Current Club | Junior Club / Member Federation |
| Kealey ADAMSON | Defender | Macarthur FC | Lindfield FC / Football NSW |
| Ethan ALAGICH | Midfielder | Adelaide United FC | Valley View SC / Football SA |
| Nathanael BLAIR | Forward | Perth Glory FC | Marrickville FC / Football NSW |
| Patrick BEACH (Gk) | Goalkeeper | Melbourne City FC | Glenmore Park FC / Football NSW |
| Kasey BOS | Defender | Melbourne Victory FC | Point Cook SC / Football VIC |
| Rhys BOZINOVSKI | Midfielder | Western United FC | Spring Hills Stallions FC / Football VIC |
| Ethan COX (Gk) | Goalkeeper | Adelaide United FC | Salisbury United FC / Football SA |
| Yaya DUKULY | Forward | Adelaide United FC | Para Hills Knights SC / Football SA |
| Matthew GRIMALDI | Forward | Western United FC | Watsonia Heights FC / Football VIC |
| Aydan HAMMOND | Forward | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Fairfield Hotspurs SC / Football NSW |
| Corey HOLLMAN | Midfielder | Sydney FC | Seaforth FC / Football NSW |
| Anthony PANTAZOPOULOS | Defender | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Brunswick City SC / Football VIC |
| Nathan PAULL | Defender | Central Coast Mariners FC | Heathcote Waratah FC / Football NSW |
| Dylan PERAIC-CULLEN (Gk) | Goalkeeper | Central Coast Mariners FC | Woden Valley SC / Capital Football |
| Oscar PRIESTMAN | Midfielder | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Seaforth FC / Football NSW |
| Joshua RAWLINS | Defender | Melbourne Victory FC | Dianella Junior SC / Football West |
| Jing REEC | Forward | Melbourne Victory FC | Blacktown Workers FC / Football NSW |
| Adrian SEGECIC | Midfielder | Sydney FC | Lidcombe Waratah Junior SC / Football NSW |
| Aidan SIMMONS | Defender | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | St George FC / Football NSW |
| Clayton TAYLOR | Forward | Newcastle Jets FC | Rouse Hill Rams SC / Football NSW |
| Mohamed TOURE | Forward | Randers FC, Denmark | Croydon FC / Football SA |
| Jordi VALADON | Midfielder | Melbourne Victory FC | Glen Eira FC / Football VIC |
| Kane VIDMAR | Defender | Western United FC | West Torrens Birkalla SC / Football SA |
MATCH DETAILS:
Subway Australian U-23s v Croatia U-23
- Wednesday, 19 March 2025Â
- Venue TBC
- Kick-off: 8.30pm local / 4.30am AEDT (Thursday, 20 March)
UAE U-23 v Subway Australian U-23s
- Saturday, 22 March 2025Â
- Venue TBC
- Kick-off: 8.30pm local / 4.30am AEDT (Sunday, 23 March)
Qatar U-23 v Subway Australian U-23s
- Tuesday, 25 March 2025Â
- Venue TBC
- Kick-off: 9.15pm local / 5.15am AEDT (Wednesday, 26 March)
