PGFC Academy trio Alex Bolton, Max Naylor and Christian Pullella have been named in the Subway Joeys squad which will gather for a a domestic training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra next week.
The five-day camp will form part of the squad’s preparations for April’s AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2025 tournament which in turn serves as qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025.
The top eight teams from the Saudi tournament will secure a spot at the FIFA U-17 World Cup which is scheduled to take place in November.
Joeys Head Coach, former Glory midfielder Brad Maloney, is looking forward to getting the group together for some vital time on the training pitch.
“We’ve been building nicely as a group towards this year, which will be significant for our program with two major tournaments on offer – something I know the players and staff are excited about,” he said.
“I was very happy with what we were able to achieve as an extended playing group across the course of 2024, which focused on progressively building towards the U17 Asian Cup and ultimately, U17 FIFA World Cup qualification.
“Bringing everyone together at a facility like the Australian Institute of Sport is the perfect environment to continue that growth and to support the work we want to do technically, tactically and physically to begin what is an important year in the development of this talented group of players.”
Midfielder Bolton, striker Naylor and defender Pullella are currently in pre-season training with the rest of the PGFC Academy squads ahead of the NPL Night Series which is set to get underway later this month.
Glory have been drawn in Group A alongside Armadale SC, Balcatta Etna, Bayswater City, Fremantle City and Olympic Kingsway.
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