Melbourne Victory is proud to confirm that four members of the Club’s A-League squad has been named to the Subway Australian U-23s squad.
Defenders Kasey Bos and Joshua Rawlins alongside midfielder Jordi Valadon and forward Jing Reec well represent Australia in the upcoming tour during the March FIFA Men’s International Window.
Named to the 23-player squad for the Doha International U-23 Cup, Director of Football John Didulica said that the call up was a great reward given the recent form of the group.
“Selection to any Australian team is an honour and it’s a great validation for the performances of each of the players over recent seasons,” Didulica said.
“I’ve seen first hand how hard each of these players has worked this season and we have no doubt that they’ll make Melbourne Victory proud whilst in camp with Australia.”
The tournament features U-23 sides from Croatia, Egypt, Qatar, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
As part of their participation in the Doha International U-23 Cup, Australia will face Croatia (19 March), UAE (22 March) and Qatar (25 March).
The squad will assemble in Qatar from 16 March, in what will be their first activity of 2025 as they begin working towards their AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026™ Qualifiers in September.
MATCH DETAILS:
Subway Australian U-23s v Croatia U-23
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Venue TBC
Kick-off: 8.30pm local / 4.30am AEDT (Thursday, 20 March)
UAE U-23 v Subway Australian U-23s
Saturday, 22 March 2025
Venue TBC
Kick-off: 8.30pm local / 4.30am AEDT (Sunday, 23 March)
Qatar U-23 v Subway Australian U-23s
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Venue TBC
Kick-off: 9.15pm local / 5.15am AEDT (Wednesday, 26 March)
