New coach Graham Arnold has instantly stamped his mark on the Socceroos with a string of uncapped players invited to next month's training camp in Turkey.
The first squad of Arnie's reign sees new blood including Ben Garuccio, Kenneth Dougall, and Awer Mabil rewarded for their sound performances for their respective clubs in Europe.
There are also recalls for Bailey Wright, Mustafa Amini, Mitchell Duke, Apostolos Giannou, Ajdin Hrustic, Mitchell Langerak, Alex Gersbach, and Aleksandar Susnjar.
Dutch-based duo John Iredale and Denis Genreau, who are both eligible for the Young Socceroos and Australian U23 National Team, will also be given the chance to impress while learning from Arnold and his staff as the Socceroos return to the same training facilities they used before Russia 2018.
Arnold said he’s eager to spend time with the players in Antalya ahead of games in October and November and the Asian Cup which kicks off in the United Arab Emirates in January.
“Next week’s camp in Turkey marks the start of a new phase for the Socceroos,” said Arnold.
“While we will have numerous field, tactical, and video sessions during the seven days that we are together in Turkey, we will also spend plenty of time off the pitch discussing our individual and team objectives and identity.
“As an organisation we’ve made the decision to take this camp close to the bulk of the players involved.
"This will lighten the travel load on the majority of the group, ensuring that they arrive in camp and back at their clubs as fresh as possible.
“The 31 players we have invited to Antalya will be the first to receive an opportunity to work with us, but we have a long list of players that we are monitoring and we will continue to assess them as we seek to add to the depth of the team."
The Socceroos will play an international friendly match in the Middle East in October, before returning to home soil in November for two international friendly fixtures.
The first match under Arnold in Australia will be played on Saturday, 17 November against Korea Republic at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
Socceroos 31-Player Squad – Training Camp – Antalya, Turkey (3-11 September 2018)
Name |
Club, Country |
A-International Caps (Goals) |
Mustafa AMINI |
Aarhus Gymnastikforening, Denmark |
2 (0) |
Daniel ARZANI |
Celtic, Scotland |
5 (1) |
Aziz BEHICH |
Bursaspor, Turkey |
26 (2) |
Milos DEGENEK |
Red Star Belgrade, Serbia |
18 (0) |
Kenneth DOUGALL |
Barnsley, England |
0 (0) |
Mitchell DUKE |
Shimizu S-Pulse, Japan |
4 (2) |
Ben GARUCCIO |
Heart of Midlothian, Scotland |
0 (0) |
Denis GENREAU |
PEC Zwolle, Netherlands |
0 (0) |
Alex GERSBACH |
Rosenborg BK, Norway |
4 (0) |
Apostolos GIANNOU |
AEK Larnaca, Cyprus |
5 (0) |
Ajdin HRUSTIC |
FC Groningen, Netherlands |
1 (0) |
John IREDALE |
SC Heerenveen, Netherlands |
0 (0) |
Jackson IRVINE |
Hull City, England |
22 (2) |
Mile JEDINAK |
Aston Villa, England |
79 (20) |
Brad JONES (Gk) |
Al-Nasr Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
6 (0) |
Tomi JURIC |
FC Luzern, Switzerland |
38 (8) |
Matthew JURMAN |
Al-Ittihad Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
4 (0) |
Robbie KRUSE |
VfL Bochum, Germany |
67 (5) |
Mitchell LANGERAK (Gk) |
Nagoya Grampus, Japan |
8 (0) |
Massimo LUONGO |
Queens Park Rangers, England |
36 (5) |
Awer MABIL |
FC Midtylland, Denmark |
0 (0) |
Jamie MACLAREN |
Hibernian, Scotland |
6 (0) |
Mark MILLIGAN |
Hibernian, Scotland |
71 (6) |
Aaron MOOY |
Huddersfield Town, England |
37 (5) |
Dimi PETRATOS |
Newcastle Jets, Australia |
2 (0) |
Josh RISDON |
Western Sydney Wanderers, Australia |
11 (0) |
Mathew RYAN (Gk) |
Brighton & Hove Albion, England |
47 (0) |
Trent SAINSBURY |
PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands |
38 (3) |
Aleksandar SUSNJAR |
MŠK Žilina, Slovakia |
1 (0) |
Daniel VUKOVIC (Gk) |
KRC Genk, Belgium |
1 (0) |
Bailey WRIGHT |
Bristol City, England |
22 (1) |
Caltex Socceroos v Korea Republic (International Friendly)
Date: Saturday, 17 November 2018
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland
Kick-off: 6.50pm (local); 7.50pm (AEDT)
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