Subway Young Socceroos’ Head Coach, Trevor Morgan has selected a 23-player squad to travel to South America as part of his side’s FIFA U20 World Cup Chile 2025™ preparations, during the June FIFA Men’s International Window.
Australia will face Argentina in two matches, set to be played out of Buenos Aires on Friday, 6 June and Monday, 9 June (local).
The reigning AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Winners will face the age group’s most successful nation – who have secured six FIFA U20 World Cup titles in their history – at their national training facility, recently renamed in honour of Lionel Messi.
With the FIFA U20 World Cup Chile 2025™ scheduled from 27 September to 19 October 2025, this camp will be the Subway Young Socceroos’ primary preparation for the age group’s showpiece event, ahead of an official tournament pre-camp in September.
In total, Morgan has selected 13 players from his title-winning AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025™ squad including Isuzu UTE A-League Men regulars; Alexander Badolato (Melbourne Victory FC), Panagiotis Kikianis (Adelaide United FC), Jaylan Pearman (Perth Glory FC) and Jonny Yull (Adelaide United FC).
Of those returning squad members, Paul Okon-Engstler (S.L. Benfica) and Sebastian Esposito (US Lecce) will arrive into camp fresh off two weeks with the Subway Socceroos, having taken part in an intensive training camp in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Nestory Irankunda (Grasshopper Club Zurich), Rhys Youlley (K.V.C. Westerlo) and Marcus Younis (PSV Eindhoven) lead a contingent of European-based players who will assemble in Buenos Aires for the two friendly fixtures.
Subway Young Socceroos’ Head Coach, Trevor Morgan said the camp would play a vital role in preparation for the FIFA U20 World Cup Chile 2025™ on multiple fronts.
“It’s a great opportunity to take on one of the best teams in the age group in similar conditions to what we can expect at the World Cup in Chile – matching what was done prior to the U20 Asian Cup by playing against Japan,” Morgan said.
“Our Asian Cup campaign established high standards for the team. We want to continue to improve, and the focus is now on taking our performance to the next level.
“I’m sure everyone is looking forward to getting into camp and preparing for these matches, that could be our last chance to road test things before we assemble in Santiago in September.”
SUBWAY YOUNG SOCCEROOS SQUAD | ARGENTINA FRIENDLIES | 2-10 JUNE 2025
| Name | Position | Current Club | Junior Club/Member Federation/Country |
| Jai AJANOVIC | Goalkeeper | Central Coast Mariners FC, Australia | Gymea United FC / Football NSW |
| Alexander BADOLATO | Midfielder | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | Sylvania Heights FC / Football NSW |
| Liam BONETIG | Defender | Celtic FC, Scotland | Shellharbour Junior FC / Football NSW |
| Max CAPUTO | Forward | Melbourne City FC, Australia | Essendon Royals SC / Football VIC |
| Zach DE JESUS | Defender | Sydney FC, Australia | Lakeside Lions Junior FC / Football NSW |
| Frans DELI | Midfielder | Macarthur Bulls FC, Australia | Fairfield Hotspurs FC / Football NSW |
| Sebastian ESPOSITO | Defender | US Lecce, Italy | Brunswick City SC / Football VIC |
| Gus HOEFSLOOT | Goalkeeper | Sydney FC, Australia | Helensburgh Thistles SC / Football NSW |
| Joshua INSERRA | Defender | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | Fawkner SC / Football VIC |
| Nestory IRANKUNDA | Forward | Grasshopper Club Zurich, Switzerland | Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC / Football SA |
| Luka JOVANOVIC | Forward | Adelaide United FC, Australia | Fk Beograd / Football SA |
| Wataru KAMIJO | Midfielder | Sydney FC, Australia | Ryde Panthers FC / Football NSW |
| Panagiotis KIKIANIS | Defender | Adelaide United FC, Australia | Fulham United FC / Football SA |
| Paul OKON-ENGSTLER | Midfielder | S.L. Benfica, Portugal | Marconi Stallions / Football NSW |
| Franco OSURU | Defender | Viking FK, Norway | Pakenham United FC / Football VIC |
| Jaylan PEARMAN | Midfielder | Perth Glory FC, Australia | Sorrento FC / Football West |
| Dylan PERAIC-CULLEN | Goalkeeper | Central Coast Mariners FC, Australia | Woden Valley SC / Captial Football |
| Tiago QUINTAL | Forward | Sydney FC, Australia | Baulkham Hills FC / Football NSW |
| Fabian TALLADIRA | Defender | Adelaide United FC, Australia | Adelaide City FC / Football SA |
| Musa TOURE | Forward | Randers FC, Denmark | Croydon FC / Football SA |
| Rhys YOULLEY | Midfielder | K.V.C. Westerlo, Belgium | Marconi Stallions / Football NSW |
| Marcus YOUNIS | Midfielder | PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands | North Rocks SC / Football NSW |
| Jonny YULL | Midfielder | Adelaide United FC, Australia | West Torrens Birkalla SC / Football SA |
SUBWAY YOUNG SOCCEROOS MATCH SCHEDULE | ARGENTINA FRIENDLIES | 2-10 JUNE 2025
Argentina U20s v Subway Young Socceroos
- Friday, 6 June 2025
- Lionel Andres Messi Training Facility, Buenos Aries
- Kick-off: 3.00pm local / 4.00am AEST (Saturday, 7 June 2025)
Argentina U20s v Subway Young Socceroos
- Monday, 9 June 2025
- Lionel Andres Messi Training Facility, Buenos Aries
- Kick-off: 3.00pm local / 4.00am AEST (Tuesday, 10 June 2025)
