

Adelaide United striker, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, has been named in the Young Socceroos 23-player squad by Head Coach, Ante Milicic, ahead of Australia’s participation in this month’s AFC U19 Championship in Indonesia.



The Young Socceroos recently completed a training camp on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and will travel to Singapore on Sunday to continue their build-up to the tournament.



The AFC U19 Championship in Indonesia doubles as the qualification process for next year’s FIFA U20 World Cup to be held in Poland. To secure a place in Poland, the Young Socceroos must reach the Semi Finals of the competition.



Australia last qualified for the FIFA U20 World Cup in 2013 when the tournament was held in Turkey.



The Young Socceroos will need to finish either first or second in Group C, which also contains Korea Republic, Vietnam, and Jordan, to advance to the Quarter Finals of the Championship.



“The upcoming AFC U19 Championship in Indonesia represents a great opportunity for this group of players to be exposed to international football,” Milicic said.



“During our camp in Singapore we will look to add to the work that we did while on the Sunshine Coast, and earlier in the year during our camp on the Central Coast.



“Our camp in Singapore will include matches against leading Malaysian club side Johor Darul Ta’zim across the causeway on 11 October and Singapore’s U21 National Team four days later, which will help us to prepare for the tournament in Indonesia,” he said.



The Young Socceroos’ 2018 AFC U19 Championship challenge will commence on Friday, 19 October 2018 against Korea Republic at the Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi. Three days later Milicic’s side will return to the same venue to take on Vietnam, before meeting Jordan at the Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong on Thursday, 25 October 2018.



Young Socceroos 23-player squad for the 2018 AFC U19 Championship in Indonesia (October 18 – November 4)

Name Current Club, Country Nathaniel ATKINSON Melbourne City FC, Australia Joshua CAVALLO Melbourne City FC, Australia Mathieu CORDIER Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia James DELIANOV (Gk) Melbourne City FC, Australia Duro DRAGICEVIC (Gk) Sydney FC, Australia Gengba Tai (Ben) FOLAMI Ipswich Town FC, England Macklin FREKE (Gk) Brisbane Roar FC, Australia Kosta GROZOS Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia John IREDALE SC Heerenveen, Netherlands Tass MOURDOUKOUTAS Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia Moudi NAJJAR Melbourne City FC, Australia Ramy NAJJARINE Melbourne City FC, Australia Con OUZOUNIDIS Everton FC, England Sebastian PASQUALI AFC Ajax, Netherlands Dylan PIERIAS Melbourne City FC, Australia Oliver PUFLETT Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia John ROBERTS Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia Tate RUSSELL Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia Dylan RYAN Willem II, Netherlands Walter SCOTT Perth Glory FC, Australia Apostolos STAMATELOPOULOS Adelaide United, Australia Christian THEOHAROUS Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany Angus THURGATE Newcastle Jets, Australia



Young Socceroos Match Schedule – 2018 AFC U19 Championship (Group C)



Korea Republic v Young Socceroos

Date: Friday, 19 October 2018

Venue: Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Indonesia

Kick-off: 7pm (local); 10pm (AEDT)



Young Socceroos v Vietnam

Date: Monday, 22 October 2018

Venue: Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Indonesia

Kick-off: 4pm (local); 7pm (AEDT)



Young Socceroos v Jordan

Date: Thursday, 25 October 2018

Venue: Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong, Indonesia

Kick-off: 7pm (local); 10pm (AEDT)