Australia 2023 AFC Asian Cup Squad

Australia 2023 AFC Asian Cup Squad

Head Coach: Graham Arnold

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of Birth/Age	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Mathew Ryan (captain)	8 April 1992 (age 31)	86	0	AZ Alkmaar
12	GK	Lawrence Thomas	9 May 1992 (age 31)	1	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
18	GK	Joe Gauci	4 July 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Adelaide United
2	DF	Thomas Deng	20 March 1997 (age 26)	3	0	Albirex Niigata
3	DF	Nathaniel Atkinson	13 June 1999 (age 24)	9	0	Heart of Midlothian
4	DF	Kye Rowles	24 June 1998 (age 25)	14	0	Heart of Midlothian
5	DF	Jordan Bos	29 October 2002 (age 21)	7	0	Westerlo
16	DF	Aziz Behich	16 December 1990 (age 33)	64	2	Melbourne City
19	DF	Harry Souttar	22 October 1998 (age 25)	22	10	Leicester City
20	DF	Lewis Miller	24 August 2000 (age 23)	4	0	Hibernian
21	DF	Cameron Burgess	21 October 1995 (age 28)	4	0	Ipswich Town
25	DF	Gethin Jones	13 October 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Bolton Wanderers
8	MF	Connor Metcalfe	5 November 1999 (age 24)	14	0	St. Pauli
13	MF	Aiden O’Neill	4 July 1998 (age 25)	8	0	Standard Liege
14	MF	Riley McGree	2 November 1998 (age 25)	19	1	Middlesbrough
17	MF	Keanu Baccus	7 June 1998 (age 25)	12	0	St Mirren
22	MF	Jackson Irvine	7 March 1993 (age 30)	61	9	St. Pauli
24	MF	Patrick Yazbek	5 April 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Viking
6	FW	Martin Boyle	25 April 1993 (age 30)	23	6	Hibernian
7	FW	Samuel Silvera	25 October 2000 (age 23)	3	0	Middlesbrough
9	FW	Bruno Fornaroli	7 September 1987 (age 36)	2	0	Melbourne Victory
10	FW	Kusini Yengi	15 January 1999 (age 24)	2	0	Portsmouth
11	FW	Marco Tilio	23 August 2001 (age 22)	8	0	Celtic
15	FW	Mitchell Duke	18 January 1991 (age 32)	33	12	Machida Zelvia
23	FW	Craig Goodwin	16 December 1991 (age 31)	21	2	Al-Wehda
26	FW	John Iredale	1 August 1999 (age 24)	0	0	SV Wehen Wiesbaden

Most Capped Player: Mark Schwarzer – 109
Top Goalscorer: Tim Cahill – 50

Australia 2023 Asian Cup Preview

The Australian national team head to Qatar for their fifth appearance at an Asian Cup finals this month, as Graham Arnold’s side attempts to replicate the heroics of the Aussies’ 2015 title winning side.

Australia confirmed their qualification to the tournament by finishing with a 100% record at the top of Group B in the second round of 2022 World Cup qualifying – 12 points clear of second and third place Kuwait and Jordan. Thanks to their position in the FIFA World Rankings in April 2023, they were placed in ‘Pot 1’ for the group draw and were subsequently drawn into Group B.

They get their campaign underway in the tournament’s second fixture on 13 January against India in Al Rayyan, before they take on Syria five days later at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, followed by their final group stage match against Uzbekistan in Al Wakrah on 23 January.

Australia Player To Watch

Garang Kuol of Newcastle United (on loan at Volendam), Nestory Irankunda soon-to-be of Bayern Munich, Alex Robertson of Manchester City (on loan at Portsmouth) and Alessandro Circati of Parma have all missed out on a place in Arnold’s squad for the Asian Cup in Qatar despite being some of the nation’s most exciting young talents.

In fact, Arnold has failed to name a single player younger than 21-years-old in his squad, and our pick for the Aussie player to watch for the tournament is one of the youngest faces in the squad – Samuel Silvera.

Silvera will be a recognisable name to those who follow the Championship, and Middlesbrough in particular, as the winger has been an ever-present figure in Michael Carrick’s front line since joining from A-League side Central Coast Mariners in the summer.

The 23-year-old has had a strong start to life in England, registering four goals and three assists in 26 appearances across all competitions for the Riversiders this term. Silvera also made his first start for the Socceroos in their final Asian Cup preparation match against Bahrain at the beginning of January, putting in an excellent attacking display alongside Mitchell Duke in a comfortable 2-0 win.