Western United FC Youth

Western United Youth
Full nameWestern United Football Club Youth
Founded8 December 2020 (2020-12-08)
Dissolved11 August 2026 (2026-08-11)
GroundIronbark Fields
Capacity5,000
ChairmanJason Sourasis
CoachTurgut Fanoscu
LeagueVictoria Premier League 1
2026Withdrew
Websitewww.wufc.com.au

Western United Football Club Youth was an youth system of Western United Football Club based in Tarneit, Melbourne. The youth team plays in the Victoria Premier League 1, the second level of Victorian soccer. The club also fields under-23s, and five other academy teams within the VPL system.

History

Formation

The team was founded in 2020, with Ante Moric being announced as the inaugural head coach for the 2021 season.[1] The clubs temporary training base was at City Vista Recreation Reserve at Fraser Rise, Victoria from 2022–2024.

Withdrawn

Football Victoria (FV) has decided for Western United FC (WUFC) to be withdrawn from all FV competitions include VPL, following the Federal Court’s decision to order WMG Football Club Limited to be wound up in insolvency.[2]

Youth current squad

These players can also play with the senior squad and compete in the Victoria Premier League 1.

As of 23 September 2025[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
– MF  AUS Jacob Nasso
–  AUS Lachlan Grundy
– FW  AUS Mark Leonard
— FW  AUS Nicholas Koek
—  NZL Harry Casci
– DF  AUS Riley Foxe
–  AUS Yannick Kengni
– MF  AUS Anthony Didulica
– FW  AUS Victor Muhindo
— MF  AUS Christian Polyzoudis
–  AUS Oscar Tanic
–  AUS Deng Mayen
—  AUS Jacob Buchanan
–  AUS Alex Marmura
No. Pos. Nation Player
–  AUS Winston Ashburner
–  AUS Ibrahim Kaddour
–  AUS Lucas Simao
–  AUS Mark Reec
–  AUS Ethan Robinson
–  AUS Hasani Lumu
–  AUS Christian Dermentzoglou
–  AUS Blake Wirth
–  AUS Jonathon Hassan
–  AUS Marcus Tavolaro
–  AUS Emilio Dataro
–  AUS Abdurahman Omer
–  AUS Anderson Back
–  AUS Flynn Slater

Current staff

As of 30 January 2025.[4][5][6]
Academy DirectorAnthony Frost
Head CoachTurgut Fanoscu
Assistant CoachMichael Hombsch

See also

References

  1. ↑ Matthew Comino (9 December 2020). "Around the grounds: Stefan Nigro joins Mariners, Western United announce NPL venture". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Update on Western United FC and Football Victoria competitions". Football Victoria. 12 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Western United Senior Academy squads set to take on 2025". Western United FC. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Andreas Papanicolaou set to lead Western United Academy in 2025". Western United. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Western United announces senior academy coaching structure". Western United FC. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Western United announce inaugural NPL squad". Western United. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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