kevrenor
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Only Redders!
Need more Young Socceroos in "yellow and navy"
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Sydney
17 March 2009
Qantas Young Socceroos Head Coach Jan Versleijen has selected a
25-player squad for a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport
in Canberra from Monday 23 - Friday 27 March as part of his team's
preparation for the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Mitch Nichols will return to Canberra having collected his first Qantas
Socceroo cap against Kuwait earlier this month, along with Ben
Kantarovski who was part of the same Qantas Socceroos squad, but did not
take the field.
Jason Hoffman returns to the squad having missed the AFC U-19
Championships last year through injury, whilst Mark Birighitti, Matthew
Theodore, Sean Rooney, Chris Payne, Brodie Mooy, Rhyan Grant, Kofi
Danning, Josh McVey, Jason Davidson, Luke Bratten and Osama Malik all
receive their first call up for the Qantas Young Socceroos.
The majority of the squad have been selected from the Hyundai A-League
and National Youth League playing ranks with the exception of Jason
Davidson who plays for Hume City in the Victorian Premier League having
recently returned to Australia after playing in Japan for Seiritsu
Gakuen (JEF United feeder club). Jason's father is former Socceroo Alan
Davidson who played 51 A-Internationals in the Green and Gold from
1980-1991 and was also a Young Socceroo in 1979.
"This is the first training camp that we will have together since
qualifying for the World Cup," said Versleijen.
"I have also invited some new players into the camp to see how they can
fit in and possibly add something new and different to the group.
"It is a little over 6 months from the first match of the tournament and
we will be looking to make a selection then build on that selection for
our campaign.
"We will be holding more training camps in the coming months in
Australia and overseas which will also include the foreign-based players
to help strengthen the playing group," concluded Versleijen.
The Qantas Young Socceroos qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup by
progressing to the semi-final stage at the AFC U-19 Championships in
Saudi Arabia last year.
24-nations will compete at this year's tournament which will be held in
Egypt from 24 September to 16 October. Australia, Korea Republic, United
Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan will be representing Asia, Cameroon,
Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa coming from Africa along with the host
nation Egypt. European qualifiers are the Czech Republic, England,
Germany, Hungary, Italy and Spain, whilst Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and
Venezuela will be there from South America and Tahiti will represent
Oceania.
The official draw for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 will be held at
Luxor, Egypt on Sunday 5th April at 8pm (4am AEST Monday 6th April).
For more information regarding the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009,
please go to
www.fifa.com/u20worldcup
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Qantas Young Socceroos Squad List
AIS Training Camp, Canberra, ACT
23 - 27 March 2009
Mark Birighitti (Adelaide United), Luke Brattan (Queensland Roar), James
Brown (Gold Coast United), Isaka Cernak (Queensland Roar), Kofi Danning
(Sydney FC), Jason Davidson (Hume City, VPL), Luke DeVere (Queensland
Roar), Nathan Elasi (Melbourne Victory), Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC), Jason
Hoffman (Newcastle Jets), Matthew Jurman (Sydney FC), Ben Kantarovski
(Newcastle Jets), Osama Malik (Adelaide United), Joshua McVey
(Queensland Roar), Tahj Minniecon (Queensland Roar), Brodie Mooy
(Newcastle Jets), Sam Munro (Sydney FC), Mitch Nichols (Queensland
Roar), Thomas Oar (Queensland Roar), Chris Payne (Sydney FC), Andrew
Redmayne (Central Coast Mariners), Sean Rooney (Newcastle Jets),
Sebastian Ryall (Melbourne Victory), Matthew Theodore (Melbourne
Victory), Nik Tsattalios (Newcastle Jets).
Need more Young Socceroos in "yellow and navy"
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Sydney
17 March 2009
Qantas Young Socceroos Head Coach Jan Versleijen has selected a
25-player squad for a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport
in Canberra from Monday 23 - Friday 27 March as part of his team's
preparation for the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Mitch Nichols will return to Canberra having collected his first Qantas
Socceroo cap against Kuwait earlier this month, along with Ben
Kantarovski who was part of the same Qantas Socceroos squad, but did not
take the field.
Jason Hoffman returns to the squad having missed the AFC U-19
Championships last year through injury, whilst Mark Birighitti, Matthew
Theodore, Sean Rooney, Chris Payne, Brodie Mooy, Rhyan Grant, Kofi
Danning, Josh McVey, Jason Davidson, Luke Bratten and Osama Malik all
receive their first call up for the Qantas Young Socceroos.
The majority of the squad have been selected from the Hyundai A-League
and National Youth League playing ranks with the exception of Jason
Davidson who plays for Hume City in the Victorian Premier League having
recently returned to Australia after playing in Japan for Seiritsu
Gakuen (JEF United feeder club). Jason's father is former Socceroo Alan
Davidson who played 51 A-Internationals in the Green and Gold from
1980-1991 and was also a Young Socceroo in 1979.
"This is the first training camp that we will have together since
qualifying for the World Cup," said Versleijen.
"I have also invited some new players into the camp to see how they can
fit in and possibly add something new and different to the group.
"It is a little over 6 months from the first match of the tournament and
we will be looking to make a selection then build on that selection for
our campaign.
"We will be holding more training camps in the coming months in
Australia and overseas which will also include the foreign-based players
to help strengthen the playing group," concluded Versleijen.
The Qantas Young Socceroos qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup by
progressing to the semi-final stage at the AFC U-19 Championships in
Saudi Arabia last year.
24-nations will compete at this year's tournament which will be held in
Egypt from 24 September to 16 October. Australia, Korea Republic, United
Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan will be representing Asia, Cameroon,
Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa coming from Africa along with the host
nation Egypt. European qualifiers are the Czech Republic, England,
Germany, Hungary, Italy and Spain, whilst Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and
Venezuela will be there from South America and Tahiti will represent
Oceania.
The official draw for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 will be held at
Luxor, Egypt on Sunday 5th April at 8pm (4am AEST Monday 6th April).
For more information regarding the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009,
please go to
www.fifa.com/u20worldcup
-ends
Qantas Young Socceroos Squad List
AIS Training Camp, Canberra, ACT
23 - 27 March 2009
Mark Birighitti (Adelaide United), Luke Brattan (Queensland Roar), James
Brown (Gold Coast United), Isaka Cernak (Queensland Roar), Kofi Danning
(Sydney FC), Jason Davidson (Hume City, VPL), Luke DeVere (Queensland
Roar), Nathan Elasi (Melbourne Victory), Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC), Jason
Hoffman (Newcastle Jets), Matthew Jurman (Sydney FC), Ben Kantarovski
(Newcastle Jets), Osama Malik (Adelaide United), Joshua McVey
(Queensland Roar), Tahj Minniecon (Queensland Roar), Brodie Mooy
(Newcastle Jets), Sam Munro (Sydney FC), Mitch Nichols (Queensland
Roar), Thomas Oar (Queensland Roar), Chris Payne (Sydney FC), Andrew
Redmayne (Central Coast Mariners), Sean Rooney (Newcastle Jets),
Sebastian Ryall (Melbourne Victory), Matthew Theodore (Melbourne
Victory), Nik Tsattalios (Newcastle Jets).
