Football NSW Metro and Regional squads confirmed for 2026 Emerging Socceroos Championships
Football NSW has confirmed the players set to represent the Metro and Regional teams in the 2026 Emerging Socceroos Championships, to be held in Sydney in April.
Centred around Valentine Sports Park, the home of Football NSW, the tournament will take place over seven days from 18 – 24 April 2026, showcasing the top Under 15 and Under 16 male footballers from across the country.
Under 15s Regional
Players: Orlando Beer (Macarthur Rams FC), Sam Butt (Central West FC), Callum Cajar (Sydney United), Cooper Downes (Central West FC), Parker Dumbrell (Wollongong Wolves FC), Ethan Dzeparoski (Western Sydney Wanderers), Darcy Eaton (Central West FC), Chase Kennedy (Western Sydney Wanderers), Jacob Hudson (Central West FC), Rhydian Jones (Wollongong Wolves FC), Roy Lucas (Wollongong Wolves FC), Ethan Mathie (Wollongong Wolves FC), Atticus Pavitt (Wagga City Wanderers FC), Travis Potter (Sydney United FC), Orville Sarkar (Wollongong Wolves FC), Rovic Vicente (Blacktown Spartans FC), Daniel Zugic (Wollongong Wolves FC), Cristian Vidal (Bulls FC Academy).
Coaching Staff: Andrew Fearnley (Head Coach), Ricky Guihot (Assistant Coach), Jarrah Fuz (Assistant Coach), Michal Zielinski (Goalkeeper Coach).
Under 16s Regional
Players: Stefan Anagnostopoulos (Wollongong Wolves FC), Lewis Andrews (Wollongong Wolves FC), Alexander Bradshaw-Wett (Wollongong Wolves FC), Taj Clare (Wollongong Wolves FC), Leron Elmazi (Wollongong Wolves FC), Fabian Gaudiosi (Western Sydney Wanderers), Xavier Godbee (Marconi Stallions), Spencer Jeffery (Wollongong Wolves FC), Loucas Makowski (Wollongong Wolves FC), Daniel Morton (Husskisson Vincentia FC), Jackson Myers (Wagga City Wanderers FC), Adam Nikoloski (Bulls FC Academy), Harry Norman (Murray United FC), Daniel Panebianco (APIA Leichhardt FC), Jordi Prenzoski (Wollongong Wolves FC), Aidan Rayner (Wollongong Wolves FC), Byron Timbs (Southern Phoenix FC), Christian Ugonotti (Wollongong Wolves FC).
Coaching Staff: Brian Vanega(Head Coach), Daniel Lucas (Assistant Coach), Michal Zielinski (Goalkeeper Coach).
Under 15s Metro Sky
Players: William Scodellaro (Western Sydney Wanderers), Joshua Bartle (Sydney FC), William Karatosos (Western Sydney Wanderers), Max Smith (Sydney FC), Nathaniel Arrarte (Western Sydney Wanderers), Revan Jamwal (Sydney FC), Lucas Pahis (St George City FA), Georgiou Harpur (Sydney FC), Aurelio Lo Iacono (Sydney FC), Bradley Weerappah (APIA Leichhardt FC), Lino Kim (Sydney FC), Harry Parsa (Sydney FC),
Aaron Roussos (Sydney FC), Ayman Abdulrahman (Western Sydney Wanderers), Lochie Schumacher (Sydney FC), Jacob Sousa (Sydney FC), Samuel Hassarati (Western Sydney Wanderers).
Under 15s Metro Navy
Players: Harry Hillard (Marconi Stallions), Ethan Medeiros (Bulls FC Academy), Ayden Serag (Western Sydney Wanderers), Jacob Elkordi (Sydney FC), Zenon Betro (Western Sydney Wanderers), Matteo Barroso Vilverde (Sydney FC), Lucas Nicola (Bulls FC Academy), Ibrahim Kamara (Bulls FC Academy), Levi Fitzpatrick (Macathur Rams FC), Noah Miladinovic (Bulls FC Academy), Lucas Tiani (Western Sydney Wanderers), Fergus Duffy (Rockdale Ilinden FC), Mohammed Ghamraoui (Bulls FC Academy), Lachlan Redmond (Western Sydney Wanderers), Dante Jans (Bulls FC Academy), Christian Boutros (APIA Leichhardt FC), Alex Webb (Western Sydney Wanderers).
Under 16s Metro Sky
Players: Peter Mitropoulos (Sydney FC), Manuel Dimitriadis (Western Sydney Wanderers), Noah Hooper (Western Sydney Wanderers), Josef Sikora (Sydney FC), Lual Deng (Western Sydney Wanderers), Jake Wynne (Sydney FC), Ryder Webster (Sydney FC), Jake Tadrosse (Western Sydney Wanderers), Banjo Austen Barratt (Central Coast Mariners), Marcus Dabbagh (Western Sydney Wanderers), Dominic Onley (Sydney FC), Jacob Boutros (APIA Leichhardt FC), Tyler Hawkett (Sydney FC), Austin Craig (Western Sydney Wanderers), Seb Spinozzi (Sydney FC), Eden Smoli (Western Sydney Wanderers), Lucas Flores-Jecmenica (Western Sydney Wanderers), Dominik Terzic (Marconi Stallions).
Under 16s Metro Navy
Players: Nicholas Giourgis (St George City FA), Freddie Tee (Sydney FC), Alex Catania (Western Sydney Wanderers), Zoravar Singh (Sydney FC), Shou Ye (Bulls FC Academy), Ned Howell (Manly United), Camilo Scheihing Navarrete (Marconi Stallions), Yongjae Kim (Marconi Stallions), Tyler Hogan (Sydney FC), Dimitri Staveris (Sydney FC), Jason Philip (Western Sydney Wanderers), Charley Kassis (Bulls FC Academy), Harley Bermudez (Sydney FC), Archer Winsor (Central Coast Mariners), Lazar Kos (St George City FA), Zavier Scott (Western Sydney Wanderers), Elliot Francois (Bulls FC Academy).
