Perth Glory Youth is the highest level squad within the youth system setup of Perth Glory Football Club based in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. They play in the National Premier Leagues and play the majority of their home games at Sam Kerr Football Centre in Queens Park. The Perth Glory Under-23s is an academy teams that formerly played in the Y-League.

Perth Glory Youth and Under-23s
Full namePerth Glory Football Club (Youth and Under-23s)
Nickname(s)Glory, Glory NPL
Founded2008
GroundSam Kerr Football Centre
Capacity2,500
ManagerN/A
LeagueNPL Western Australia
202411th of 12
Current season

Youth team history

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Perth Glory first entered a youth team in the 2002 Soccer West Coast Premier League as Future Glory.[1] The team coached by Frank Arok finished seventh out of 12 teams in the league.[2] They lost 2–1 to ECU Joondalup in the State Challenge Cup Final. The club withdrew the youth team ahead of the 2003 season, citing the uncertain future of the National Soccer League.[3]

Youth current squad

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To be eligible to play in the first team, players must be between the age of 15 and 24. Two overage players are allowed for A-League players who are returning from injury or players trialing with the A-League team.[4]

As of 17 August 2019[5][6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Nicholas Speca
2 GK   AUS Jackson Lee
3 MF   AUS Aidan Edwards
4    Cameron Murray
5 DF   AUS Daniel Walsh
6 FW   AUS Ethan Brooks
8 FW   AUS Gomo Dukuly
9 MF   AUS Henry Hore
10 MF   AUS Jack Leech
12    Sasa Njecic
13    Nicholas McDonald
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF   AUS Nicholas Walsh
16 DF   SOM Zayd Farah
17 FW   AUS Trent Ostler
18    Abias Bukuru
19 MF   AUS Daniel Stynes
20 MF   AUS Jordan Abrahams
22 MF   AUS Joshua Samson
23 DF   AUS Luke Bodnar
DF   AUS Joshua Rawlins
   Jayden Leader
   Jaidon Selden

Under-23s team history

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The team was founded in 2008, as a Perth Glory representative team for the inaugural season of the National Youth League competition. On 25 September 2013, it was confirmed that the team would compete in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia competition for the 2014 season onwards.[7]

Under-23s current squad

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As of 6 January 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Nicholas Speca
2 DF   AUS Daniel Walsh
3 DF   AUS Nicholas Walsh
4 MF   AUS Kristian Popovic
5 MF   AUS Henry Hore
6 MF   AUS Jayden Leader
7 MF   AUS Ethan Brooks
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 FW   AUS Trent Ostler
9 FW   AUS Jaidon Selden
11 FW   AUS Daniel Stynes
12 GK   AUS Jackson Lee
15 DF   AUS Cameron Murray
16 MF   AUS Aidan Edwards
20 MF   AUS Abias Bukuru


Honours

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Youth
Under-23s
Runners-up (1): 2009–10
Runners-up (1): 2009–10

References

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  1. ^ "Perth Glory". footballwa.net. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ "2002 Tables". footballwa.net. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ Hand, Guy (27 November 2002). "Glory forced to cull youth". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  4. ^ "Competition Rules National Premier Leagues – WA" (PDF). Football West. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  5. ^ PSC Press. Perth Soccer Club. 6 July 2019.
  6. ^ National Premier Leagues: Round 20 Match Program 2019. Football West. 17 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Glory take prominent place n youth development pathway". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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