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Western United Youth
Full nameWestern United Football Club Youth
Founded8 December 2020; 3 years ago (2020-12-08)
GroundCity Vista Recreation Reserve
Capacity3,000
ChairmanJason Sourasis
Youth ManagerDiogo Ferreira
LeagueVictoria Premier League 1
A-League Youth
20243rd of 14
Websitehttps://www.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

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Formation

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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

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

As of 8 July 2023[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Australia AUS Adam El Hayek
Australia AUS Ahmed Iedom
Australia AUS Alex Hird
Australia AUS Alex Nassiep
FW Australia AUS Campbell Dovison
MF Iraq IRQ Charbel Shamoon
DF Australia AUS Dejan Bakrdanikoski
Australia AUS Giacomo Luna
Australia AUS Gus Greer
MF Australia AUS Jake Najdovski
MF Australia AUS James York
Australia AUS Jordan Lauton
MF Australia AUS Josh Divin
DF Australia AUS Khoder Kaddour
FW Australia AUS Lucas Byrns
FW New Zealand NZL Luka Coveny
No. Pos. Nation Player
Australia AUS Luke Vickery
MF Australia AUS Matthew Grimaldi
FW Australia AUS Max Bisetto
FW Australia AUS Michael Ruhs
GK South Sudan SSD Mayen Mayen
FW Australia AUS Max Bisetto
GK Australia AUS Michael Vonja
Australia AUS Obiora Eze
Australia AUS Oliver Lavale
DF Australia AUS Parker Williams
Australia AUS Rashid Hayek
GK Australia AUS Ryan Mudaliar
Australia AUS Sebastian Lo Monaco
Australia AUS Thomas Alisandratos
Australia AUS Vas Lekic
Australia AUS Yani Nassis
FW Australia AUS Yianni Panakos

Current staff

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As of 3 November 2022.[3][4]
Australia Anthony Frost Academy Director
Australia Diogo Ferreira Senior’s Head Coach
New Zealand Andrew Durante Senior’s Assistant Coach
Australia Mate Dugandzic Senior’s Assistant Coach
New Zealand Vaughan Coveny U21 Head Coach
North Macedonia Nikola Markovski U21 Assistant 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

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References

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  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 NPL: Players". Western United FC. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Western United announces senior academy coaching structure". Western United FC. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Western United announce inaugural NPL squad". Western United. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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