Western United Football Club Youth is the
youth system
In sporting terminology, a youth system (or youth academy) is a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team in the future if ...
of
Western United Football Club based in
Truganina
Truganina is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Melton and Wyndham local government areas. Truganina recorded a population of 36,305 at the 2021 census. ...
,
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
, Australia. The youth teams will play in the
National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
The National Premier Leagues Victoria 2, commonly referred to as NPL Victoria 2, is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is the second-highest in the Victorian league system, behind the National Premier Leagues Vict ...
, the second level of
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
in Victoria, Australia.
Diogo Ferreira
Diogo Alexandre Alves Ferreira (born 5 October 1989) is an Australian footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Early career
At the age of 16, Ferreira completed a successful trial with FC Porto and was signed to the club's youth academy. Whilst ...
is the current youth manager.
History
Formation
The team was founded in 2020, with
Ante Moric
Ante Tomislav Moric (born 19 April 1974) is an Australian professional soccer coach and former player who is the head coach for Bankstown City FC.
A midfielder, Moric represented Australia at youth, Olympic, and senior levels. After retirement ...
being announced as the inaugural head coach for the 2021 season. The clubs training base will be City Vista Reserve at
Fraser Rise, Victoria
Fraser Rise is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country t ...
.
Youth current squad
''These players can also play with the
senior squad and compete in the
NPL Victoria 2.
Current staff
.
See also
*
Western United FC
Western United Football Club is an Australian professional football club. The club is based in the western Melbourne suburb of Truganina, the club aims to represent western Victoria, incorporating the western suburbs of Melbourne; the region ...
References
External links
Official website
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Western United FC
National Premier Leagues clubs
Soccer clubs in Melbourne
Association football clubs established in 2020
2020 establishments in Australia
A-League National Youth League
Sport in the City of Melton