An Australian Under 23 squad will assemble in Sydney from 14-19 May 2017 for a training camp in preparation for the AFC U-23 Championship China 2018 Qualifiers to be held in July in Myanmar.

The majority of the 24 players selected for the camp by Australian Under 23 Men’s National Team Head Coach Josep Gombau are currently at Hyundai A-League clubs, with the additional three being overseas based trio Thomas Deng, Thomas Glover and Jordan Holmes.

Glover and Holmes are amongst four goalkeepers who will attend the camp along with Adelaide United pair Paul Izzo and Daniel Margush.

Gombau will use the training camp to decide on the makeup of his final squad for July’s qualifiers, saying this group would form the nucleus of the team that travels to Myanmar.

“I am happy with this squad because most of the 24 players we have picked for this camp have been getting game time in the Hyundai A-League and a number of them have been playing in the first eleven which is both pleasing and important,” said Gombau.

“The majority of the squad that we take to the qualifiers in July will come from this group of players so the training camp will be a valuable time to work together on the style, the philosophy and our tactical movements.”

“Following this camp we’ll also have ten days to bring the squad together before the tournament so I am confident we can do a good job once we get there.”

To qualify for next year’s AFC U-23 Championship, Australia needs to top its group or be one of the best five second placed teams of the ten qualifying groups.

Australian U23 National Team training camp (14-19 May 2017)

Player DOB Club Daniel ARZANI 4/01/99 Melbourne City FC Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS 7/06/96 Western Sydney Wanderers FC Adam BERRY 20/02/97 Central Coast Mariners George BLACKWOOD 4/06/97 Sydney FC Brandon BORRELLO 25/07/95 Brisbane Roar FC Trent BUHAGIAR 27/02/98 Central Coast Mariners Joe CALETTI 14/09/98 Brisbane Roar FC Devante CLUT 16/10/95 Newcastle Jets Nicholas COWBURN 7/03/95 Newcastle Jets Thomas DENG 20/03/97 PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands Scott GALLOWAY 10/04/95 Central Coast Mariners Ben GARUCCIO 15/06/95 Adelaide United Thomas GLOVER (gk) 24/12/97 Tottenham Hotspur, England Jordan HOLMES (gk) 8/05/97 AFC Bournemouth, England Paul IZZO (gk) 6/01/95 Adelaide United Lachlan JACKSON 12/03/95 Newcastle Jets Daniel MARGUSH (gk) 28/11/97 Adelaide United Riley McGREE 2/11/98 Adelaide United Jordan O’DOHERTY 14/10/97 Adelaide United Liam ROSE 7/04/97 Central Coast Mariners Lachlan SCOTT 15/04/97 Western Sydney Wanderers FC Jaushua SOTIRIO 11/10/95 Western Sydney Wanderers FC Ruon TONGYIK 28/12/96 Melbourne City FC Brandon WILSON 28/01/97 Perth Glory

AFC U-23 Championship China 2018 Qualifiers

19-23 July 2017 in Yangon, Myanmar

Group F

Australia

Myanmar

Singapore

Brunei Darussalam