Powell selected for Young Socceroos ID camp

Brisbane Roar’s Izaack Powell will join a selection of Australia’s best and brightest young footballers in the Netherlands this month for a Young Socceroos talent identification camp which will include friendly matches against U-19 sides from three top Eredivisie clubs.

Powell, a member of the Australia U17 squad at last year’s FIFA U17 World Cup, is in contention to be involved at the AFF U-19 Championship in Indonesia mid-year, followed by the AFC U-19 Championship in Uzbekistan in October.

The 2020 AFC U-19 Championship serves as the qualification process for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which will next be held in Indonesia in mid-2021.

Australia’s twenty-two player squad will convene in Holland this weekend and will train at Sportpark Kleinhoven, home of Dutch amateur league club SC Hoevelaken. 

Gary van Egmond’s group will play FC Utrecht U-19 (18 February), AFC Ajax Amsterdam U-19 (22 February) and FC Twente U-19 (25 February) as part of the development tour. 

“This month’s camp will provide a great opportunity for our staff to assess a diverse group of young Australian footballers in an elite environment,” van Egmond said. “We’re pleased to have been able to schedule matches against youth teams from three top Dutch clubs, and these games as well as the time we spend together will help us attain a clearer picture of some of the players who may form part of our squads for tournaments later this year.” 

Young Socceroos Talent Identification Camp | February 2020 | Netherlands