The Queensland squads for the 2023 National Youth Championships (NYC) for Boys and the State of Origin Cup have today been announced, featuring players from across the statewide FQ Academy program.
Under 15 and Under 16 Boys squads will represent Queensland at the national tournament, to be held from Monday, 2 October to Friday, 6 October 2023, while an Under 14 side will compete against Victoria in the inaugural State of Origin Cup.
“Football Queensland has again implemented a ‘One Queensland’ approach to player selection for this year’s National Youth Championships, ensuring the most talented footballers from across the entire state have been identified,” FQ Lead Club Development Ambassador – Talent Tom Laxton said.
“The selection of Queensland squads follows a rigorous talent identification process undertaken by more than 50 FQ Academy talent ID coaches, who conducted over 2,100 formal player assessments for around 700 players across the entire state including at both regional and state FQ Academy carnivals.
“As a result of this, players from each of the five FQ Academy regional centres have been selected in this year’s state team squads alongside Metro players from the FQ Academy program and Brisbane Roar FC.
“After the success of Queensland squads at last year’s tournament, where the Under 14 Queensland White Boys side secured the Championship trophy and the Under 15 Queensland White Boys team made it all the way to the NYC Final, we’re looking forward to seeing our most promising up-and-coming players shine on the national stage at this year’s event.
“It will also be fantastic to see our Under 14 state team take on Victoria in the inaugural State of Origin Cup this October as we provide further opportunities for our young Queenslanders to test their skills against their interstate counterparts.”
View the full squad lists below.
U14 Queensland Squad
| Cohen Beach | Central FC | FQ Academy Central Coast |
| Sam Spearing | Central FC | FQ Academy Central Coast |
| Bobby Page | CQU Berserker SC | FQ Academy Central Coast |
| Luke Haines | Leichhardt FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Izak Weston | Marlin Coast Rangers FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Reuben Eyre | Marlin Coast Rangers FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Tim McCarthy | Marlin Coast Rangers FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Archie Mitchell | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Hudson Slater | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jory Schneider | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Oliver Rivera Rojas | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Samuel Boccuzzi | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Timothy Smethurst | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| George Pearce | Eastern Suburbs FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jasper Grierson | Eastern Suburbs FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Will Robinson | Eastern Suburbs FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Flynn Mulley | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Kade Kerry | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Tano Miller | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Wisam Adams | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Arlo Manuel | Gold Coast United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Harrison Matthews | Gold Coast United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Ajaiveer Bhangra | Lions FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Angus Mahoney | Logan Lightning FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Aston Martin | Logan Lightning FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jackson Ballantine | Logan Lightning FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Miguel Knell | Logan Lightning FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Oliver Gartner | Logan Lightning FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Strahinja Skavo | Logan Lightning FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Taj Sorensen | Logan Lightning FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Corey O’Regan | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jayden Thomas | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Lennon Biggs | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Lucas Chandler | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Mason Sanders | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Emmett Shaw | Olympic FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Hamish Massey | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Julian Alterman | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Robert Heathcote | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Sebastian Bors | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Viraaj Karayil | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Manu Lewis | Sunshine Coast Wanderers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Lathan King | MA Olympic FC | FQ Academy Northern |
| Zach Van Akkeren | MA Olympic FC | FQ Academy Northern |
| Liam Bergin | Townsville Warriors FC | FQ Academy Northern |
| Nate West | Townsville Warriors FC | FQ Academy Northern |
| Slater Avenell | Bargara FC | FQ Academy Wide Bay |
| Ramiro Lamadrid | City Brothers FC | FQ Academy Whitsunday Coast |
| Peter Schatkowski | Country United FC | FQ Academy Whitsunday Coast |
| Donald Franks | Dolphins FC | FQ Academy Whitsunday Coast |
| Byron Goodin | Whitsunday United FC | FQ Academy Whitsunday Coast |
Shadow Players – U14 Queensland Squad
| Ned Pidgeon | Dolphins FC | FQ Academy Whitsunday Coast |
| Raphael Constantin | Mackay Lions SC | FQ Academy Whitsunday Coast |
| Braith Stannard | Dolphins FC | FQ Academy Whitsunday Coast |
| Ryan Young | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Keagan Kirkpatrick | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Mason Bonnici | Gold Coast United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Orlando Falcetta | Gold Coast United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Ethan Bailey | Bargara FC | FQ Academy Wide Bay |
| Elias D’Amico | Bargara FC | FQ Academy Wide Bay |
| Liam Hedges | Bargara FC | FQ Academy Wide Bay |
| Zayde Kitching | Bingera FC | FQ Academy Wide Bay |
| Finnlay Patterson | United Park Eagles FC | FQ Academy Wide Bay |
| Broc Griffiths | MA Olympic FC | FQ Academy Northern |
| Hayes Manning | Townsville Warriors FC | FQ Academy Northern |
| Luke Rychvalsky | Lions FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Zak Boyd | Gold Coast United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Naveed Sedaqat | Brisbane Strikers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
U15 Queensland Squad
| Xavier Ulbl | Across the Waves FC | FQ Academy Wide Bay |
| Tighe Butt-McGuire | Boyne Tannum FC | FQ Academy Central Coast |
| Charbel Kairouz | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Oscar Irankeje | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Cameron Mcleod | Brisbane Strikers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jackson Booth | Capricorn Coast FC | FQA – Central Coast |
| Samuel Stanway | Eastern Suburbs FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Arden Hogan | Eastern Suburbs FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Patrick Maher | Edge Hill United FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Victor Gill | Edge Hill United FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Sidney McMenamin | Edge Hill United FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Cole Fenton | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Kaia Noguchi | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Ollie Vermillion | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Hibiki Tomioka | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| David Bolongi | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Maxwell Peereboom | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Hunter Hill | Gold Coast United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Dominic Johnson | Leichhardt FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Kyan Ryder | Lions FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Nelson Deng | Lions FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Angus Cleland | Lions FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Chase Fisher | Logan Lightning FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Harry Orford | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Charlie Parkin | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Alec Kusemamuriwo | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Rhys Williams | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Carter Hammond | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Rahul Dewan | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Krys Gethan-Davies | Peninsula Power FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Tyler Kirwan | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jayden Hansen | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Luke Park | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Aiden Courtney | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Bostyn Webber | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Bodie Morris | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Matheus Irelandes-Mota | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Isaac Cookson | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Kobin Magesan | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Houston Jackson (Yorkston) | Stratford Dolphins FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Miles De Luca | Sunshine Coast Wanderers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
Shadow Players – U15 Queensland Squad
| Bowie Young | Across the Waves FC | FQ Academy Wide Bay |
| Riley McLeod | Bayside Strikers SC | FQ Academy Wide Bay |
| Cohen Palmer | Bayside Strikers SC | FQ Academy Wide Bay |
| James Armstrong | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Finlay Keogan | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Xavier Blomfield | Clinton FC | FQ Academy Central Coast |
| Tommaso Ruggiero | Edge Hill United FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Jason Goble-Lote | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jackson Brown | Gold Coast United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Chimdi Nwogwugwu | Gold Coast United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Cooper Collins | Lions FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Nicholas Sanfilippo | Mackay Lions SC | FQ Academy Whitsunday Coast |
| Jackson O’Reilly | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Luca Holder | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| D’Arcy Satharasinghe | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Matthew Saito | Olympic FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Harrison Moore | Rebels FC | FQ Academy Northern |
| John Nsabimana | Rebels FC | FQ Academy Northern |
| Quinn Pascoe | Rebels FC | FQ Academy Northern |
| Gabriel Richards | Rebels FC | FQ Academy Northern |
| Kaito Pienaru | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Joseph Compton | Virginia United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
U16 Queensland Squad
| Zac Fowler | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Kingston Vaitusi | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Ryan Mcwhinney | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| George Plusnin | Brisbane Roar FC | Brisbane Roar |
| Lucas Herrington | Brisbane Roar FC | Brisbane Roar |
| Ethan Jones | Brisbane Roar FC | Brisbane Roar |
| Zane North | Brisbane Roar FC | Brisbane Roar |
| Oliver Reid | Brisbane Roar FC | Brisbane Roar |
| Kobi Griffiths | Brisbane Roar FC | Brisbane Roar |
| Arthur De Lima | Brisbane Roar FC | Brisbane Roar |
| Declan Warnes | Brisbane Roar FC | Brisbane Roar |
| Bukuna Iyendja | Brisbane Roar FC | Brisbane Roar |
| Rylan Brownlie | Brisbane Roar FC | Brisbane Roar |
| Will Avis | Brisbane Strikers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Joshua Tanner | Eastern Suburbs FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Trent Finta | Edge Hill United FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Yamato Wilson | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Ted Callaghan | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jordan Bekavac | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Evan Kwan | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Theo Buxton | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Forbes Porter | Gold Coast United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Adam Shaker | Gold Coast United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Zack Damianakis | Lions FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jack Davis | Logan Lightning FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Max Kacperski | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Ian Ballantyne | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jac Parrott | Olympic FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Ali Sina Abdul Hadi | Olympic FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jeremy Winlaw | Peninsula Power FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Caleb Butler | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jack Harris | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Hunter Searle | Southside Comets FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Riley Shortland | Sunshine Coast Wanderers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
Shadow Players – U16 Queensland Squad
| Harry Marshall | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| James Kim | Brisbane City FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Brian Keane | Brisbane Strikers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Isaac Caruana | Eastern Suburbs FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Sam Bush | Eastern Suburbs FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jake Broomhead | Edge Hill United FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Jimmy Breeze | Edge Hill United FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Kal Kumar | Edge Hill United FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Travis Pershouse | Edge Hill United FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Alfie Kemble | Gold Coast Knights FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Jacob Thompson | Gold Coast United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Pranav Vallabh | Lions FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Ashton Marsh | Lions FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Lachlan Wendt | Lions FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Petera Love | Logan Lightning FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Blair Ponting | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Liam Ponting | Moreton Bay United FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Josh Andrei Millar | Peninsula Power FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Judd Milini | Peninsula Power FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Baiden Lamb | Rochedale Rovers FC | FQ Academy Metro |
| Benjamin Fleeting | Stratford Dolphins FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
| Nicholas Brett | Stratford Dolphins FC | FQ Academy Far North & Gulf |
Football Queensland Coaching Staff
| Scott Grimshaw | A Diploma |
| Gareth Thomson | A Diploma |
| Tom Laxton | A Diploma |
| Mitch Edwards | A Diploma |
| Reggie Davani | A Diploma |
| Alec Wilson | A Diploma |
| Jack Dover | A Diploma |
| Fernando Lambert | A Diploma |
| Rob Wallbridge | A Diploma |
| Jason Maguire | A Diploma |
| Martin Docherty | A Diploma |
| Darren Thomas | C Diploma |
| Gabor Ganczer | Pro Diploma |
| Dale Hill | Goalkeeping A Diploma |
| Campbell Antonio | Lead Physiotherapist |
| Genaya Bardsley | Physiotherapist |
| Jaden Le | Physiotherapist |
