Nectarios Triantis withdraws from Socceroos training camp

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Subway Socceroos’ Head Coach, Tony Popovic has been required to make a change to his squad for an intensive training camp ahead of Australia’s AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 fixtures against Japan and Saudi Arabia.

Nectarios Triantis (Hibernian FC) has withdrawn from the camp and will not make the trip to Abu Dhabi.

Alex Bonetig (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) and Sebastian Esposito (US Lecce) will join the squad, as players continue to arrive at the Subway Socceroos training base in the United Arab Emirates.

The camp – which features players now free from club duties for the 2024/25 season – will give Popovic and his staff the opportunity to work closely with both new and returning players, while also ensuring they are in peak physical condition when the final squad is selected later this month.

The Subway Socceroos’ official squad for the June FIFA Men’s International Window will be announced in late-May.

Australia is set to face Japan at Perth Stadium, Perth on Thursday, 5 June (kick-off 7.00pm local / 9.00pm AEST) and Saudi Arabia at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah on Tuesday, 10 June (9.15pm local / 4.15am AEST – Wednesday, 11 June) – their final fixtures.

Scheduled to be played from September 2024 to June 2025, the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 features three groups of six teams playing in a home-and-away, round-robin format, offering direct qualification to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ for the top two finishers of each group.

SUBWAY SOCCEROOS’ SQUAD l TRAINING CAMP – ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

NameCurrent Club, Country‘A’ Caps (Goals)Junior Club / Member Federation (Country)
Keanu BACCUSMansfield Town FC, England21 (1)Parklea FC / Football New South Wales
Max BALARDNAC Breda, Netherlands0Maccabi Hokoah FC / Football NSW
Alex BONETIGWestern Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia0Shellharbour Juniors FC / Football NSW
Brandon BORRELLOWestern Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia15 (2)Modbury Jets SC / Football SA
Martin BOYLEHibernian FC, Scotland32 (10)Lewis United FC / Montrose FC (Scotland)
Cameron BURGESSIpswich Town FC, England15 (0)ECU Joondalup / Football West
Anthony CACERESSydney FC, Australia3 (0)Marconi Stallions / Football NSW
Jason DAVIDSONPanserraikos F.C., Greece23 (1)Hume City FC / Football VIC
Miloš DEGENEKFK TSC Bačka Topola, Serbia47 (1)Blacktown City FC / Football NSW
Sebatian ESPOSITOUS Lecce, Italy0Brunswick City SC / Football VIC
Joe GAUCIAston Villa FC, England7 (0)Cumberland United FC / Football SA
Alex GERSBACHWestern Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia6 (0)Miranda Magpies / Football NSW
Thomas GLOVER (GK)Middlesborough FC, England0Menai Hawks / Football NSW
Jack IREDALEHibernian FC, Scotland0ECU Joondalup / Football West
Paul IZZO (GK)Randers FC, Denmark0Campbelltown City SC / Football SA
Riley McGREEMiddlesborough FC, England29 (1)Gawler Eagles FC / Football South Australia
Connor METCALFEFC St Pauli, Germany24 (0)South Cardiff FC / Northern NSW Football
Nicolas MILANOVICWestern Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia0Sydney United 58 / Football NSW
Lewis MILLERHibernian FC, Scotland11 (1)Pittwater RSL FC / Football NSW
Paul OKON-ENGSTLERS.L Benfica, Portugal0Marconi Stallions / Football NSW
Mat RYAN (GK)RC Lens, France98 (0)Blacktown City FC / Football NSW
Ryan STRAINDundee United, Scotland6 (0)Aston Villa FC (UK)
Adam TAGGARTPerth Glory FC, Australia22 (7)ECU Joondalup / Football West
Kusini YENGIUnattached12 (6)Fulham United FC / Football SA
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