Sydney FC has announced 119 young footballers from across Sydney and New South Wales have been selected to represent the Sydney FC Academy during the 2022 season.
The potential Sky Blues stars of the future arrive from junior clubs as far south as Illaroo FC and Bomaderry FC, as far north as Avalon Soccer Club and from Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City FC in the East.
Sydney FC’s scouting network, which has already spotted and brought through the likes of Harry Van der Saag, Patrick Wood, Calem Nieuwenhof and Patrick Yazbek, has also recruited players from junior clubs as far west as Griffith City FC as well as Tigers FC in Canberra.
For a full list of the squads, click here.
In total 21 players have come from Sydney FC Academy Schools which makes up 17.5% of the overall number, while 88% of the new Under 13’s intake had attended the club’s Academy Training Program for 11 and 12 year olds in the year prior.
These figures are a testament to the club’s Academy recruitment strategy, within the Sydney and NSW community over the past three years, has been effective.
Sydney FC were the most highly represented club of the recent Olyroos squad which qualified for the AFC Under 23’s Asian Cup next year with four players – Adam Pavlesic, Callum Talbot, Patrick Yazbek and Patrick Wood – in the successful squad.
Technical Director – Youth Kelly Cross believes the club has some real potential to improve on national squad selection at all levels this year.
“We’ve once again got a fantastic set of players who are honest, hard-working, good young people,” he said.
“Once we add our dedicated and professional coaching staff into the equation, I think we have all the hallmarks to develop some exceptional players with exciting futures in the game.
“We are all looking forward to a successful season but most importantly watching our players and staff understand more about themselves as footballers and coaches, and become better club mates.”
Sydney FC would like to congratulate all players selected in the squads and wish all players, staff, coaches, and parents the very best for the upcoming year.
| Adrian Segecic | Lidcombe Waratah FC |
| Clayton Taylor | Blacktown City FC |
| Jake Girdwood-Reich | Sydney Olympic FC/St Johnstone FC (Scotland) |
| Joseph Calusic | Glenwood Redbacks FC |
| Luka Smyth | Seaforth FC |
| Ben Gibson | CC Strikers FC |
| Corey Hollman | Seaforth FC |
| Harry Aquilina | Seaforth FC |
| Kai Kamikura | Peakhurst United FC |
| Kealey Adamson | Lindfield FC |
| Oscar Priestman | Seaforth FC |
| Aidan Simmons | St George FA |
| Cameron Fong | Putney Rangers FC |
| Jaiden Kucharski | Glenwood Redbacks FC |
| Jayden Trenkoski | Yagoona Lions FC |
| Zac Sapsford | Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City East FC |
| Aaron Gurd | Wakehurst FC |
| Nathan Grimaldi | Rouse Hill Rams FC |
| Ryder Webster | Hills Knights FC |
| Ari Kum | APIA Juniors FC |
| Aston Reid | Lilli Pilli FC |
| Daniel Miller | Southern Districts FA |
| Dionn Nigro | Enfield Rovers FC |
| Ethan Fletcher | Rouse Hill Rams / Hills United FC |
| Giuseppe Zofrea | Beacon Hill FC |
| Harper Surjan | Kemp’s Creek United FC, Oran Park Rovers FC |
| Jamieson Leigh | Sutherland Sharks FC |
| Julian Gulabovski | The Ponds FC |
| Lachlan Allen | Ramsgate RSL |
| Leon Meinrath | Pittwater RSL FC |
| Matías Mallo | Sydney Juniors FC |
| Nat Evans | Forest Killarney FC |
| Josh Brazete | Curl Curl FC |
| Ryan Buttigieg | South West Wanderers |
| Woo Joo Son | AC Milan Academy |
| Gabriel Lombardi | Wollongong Wolves FC |
| Alvaro Soto | AC United FC |
| Angus Turner | Pittwater RSL FC |
| Archie Brown | Narrabeen FC |
| Ashton Hawkett | Oakville United Soccer Club |
| Harry Smith | AC United FC |
| Jacob Nelmes | Kellyville Kolts FC |
| Jamison Carré | Lindfield FC |
| Jay Maltz | Mongo FC |
| Jet Sanders | Illaroo FC |
| Mannon Koek | St Marys Soccer Club |
| Ryan Parkes | Brookvale FC |
| Sam Ryan | Lindfield FC |
| Samuel Palermo | Shellharbour Junior Football Club |
| Theo Zimonopoulos | Padstow United FC |
| Tristan Arrarte | Marconi Stallions FC |
| Troy Megerditchian | Northbridge FC |
| Nickolas Alfaro | Nepean FC |
| Justin Cardozo | Mounties Juniors FC |
| Joshua Mobley | Arden Forest FC |
| Anthony Knowles | Sutherland Sharks FC |
| Anton Isaako | Parramatta FC |
| Daanish Wardhana | Connells Point Rovers FC |
| Douglas John | Beacon Hill FC |
| Jetzen lopez | Marconi Stallions FC |
| Joe Lacey | Curl Curl FC |
| Kaan Nizam | St George FC |
| Lucas Jackson | Balgownie Football Club |
| Marin France | Curl Curl FC |
| Mathias Macallister | Avalon Soccer Club |
| Noah Mathie | Bulli Junior FC |
| Oliver Sacks | Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City East FC |
| Sandy Zaverdinos | Eastern Suburbs Football Association (ESFA) |
| Sean Suzuki | Northern Tigers FC |
| Taj DeMito | Woonona Sharks FC |
| Tyler Williams | Castle Hill United FC |
| Zinadein Ardiansyah | Belmore FC |
| Jaydon Ellis | APIA Leichardt Tigers |
| Andre Rizgalla | St George FA |
| Bashir Alameddine | Southern Districts FC |
| Dylan Rose | Mounties Juniors FC |
| Harry Peek | Newcastle Jets FC |
| Jared Middleton | CC Strikers FC |
| Lachlan Middleton | CC Strikers FC |
| Matias Soto | AC United FC |
| Mitchell Glasson | Liverpool Rangers FC |
| Noah Ovens | Sutherland Sharks FC |
| Oscar Gultekin | Football South Coast |
| Pearson Kasawaya | Griffith City FC |
| Sam Mills | Seaforth FC |
| Tung Dang | Northern Lions FC |
| Jacob Brazete | Curl Curl FC |
| Gus Hoefsloot | Helensburgh Thistles |
| Jacob Mclachlan | Georges River Tigers |
| Tiago Quintal | Baulkham Hills FC |
| Adrian Pini | Marconi Stallions FC |
| Carter Foxe | Blacktown City FC |
| Daniel Rasera | Moorebank Sports Club |
| Danilo Mizdrak | Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC |
| Dominique Sameenang | Rockdale and St George FA |
| Gregory John | Beacon Hill FC |
| Louis Agosti | Five Dock FC |
| Max Vartuli | Fraser Park FC |
| Miguel Goncalves | Tigers FC |
| Morrie Kamara | Rooty Hill RSL FC |
| Rawley St John | Turf City FC, Singapore |
| Sebastian Kiceec | Glenwood Redbacks FC |
| Steven Kriezis | Gladesville Sharks FC |
| Will Faulder | Seaforth FC |
| Will Kennedy | Mosman Football Club, Northbridge FC, Manly United FC |
| Zane Schreiber | Bomaderry FC |
| Dion Vallianos | Bexley North FC |
| Alen Harbas | Liverpool Rangers FC |
| Brae Ovens | Sutherland Sharks FC |
| Freddy Gagliano | Spirit Football Club |
| Hayden Matthews | Connells Point Rovers FC |
| Luke Nieuwenhof | Curl Curl Football Club |
| Paolo Pusateri | Liverpool City Robins FC |
| Aleksandar Duricic | Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC |
| Andrew Vlahadamis | Bexley North Bombers FC |
| Bailey Jacobs | Colo SFC |
| Dejan Bakrdanikoski | St George FA |
| Nathan Paull | Heathcote Waratahs FC |
| Stevan Stanic-Floody | Kenthurst Football Club |
