Stefan Mauk has been rewarded with a call up to the Olyroos following an impressive start to the season with Melbourne City FC.
Mauk, 20, has featured in 10 matches for City, making 7 starts and contributing 4 goals – his latest goal coming in Saturday’s 2-1 triumph over Melbourne Victory in the Melbourne Derby.
Having featured just five times last season, Mauk has already established himself as an important contributor to City’s midfield in the 2015/16 season, which contains the likes of Jacob Melling, Robi Koren, Aaron Mooy and Erik Paartalu.
Mauk is part of the 23-man Olyroos squad named on Wednesday morning by Head Coach Aurelio Vidmar, which will compete in the AFC U-23 Championship Doha 2016 in Qatar from 14-30 January – which is the final round of qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Mauk joins Socceroos Chris Ikonomidis, Josh Brillante, Adam Taggart, Terry Antonis, Daniel de Silva and Mustafa Amini as well as 11 other players from the Hyundai A-League.
“We have put together an exciting squad that includes some players with Socceroos experience and also illustrates the strength of the Hyundai A-League and its position as a true pathway for national team footballers,” Vidmar said.
“The squad contains 12 players from our National Competition and the A-League clubs and coaches should be congratulated for the part they play in developing these players.
“We have taken the group through an important journey with qualifying, camps and friendly matches but this is a step up in class that they have to take in their development as international football players.
“We head to Qatar for a tough tournament but we have a good group of players that and we’re confident we can qualify for the Olympic Games, which is a great opportunity for the players.”
The Olyroos will head to Dubai for a seven day camp before the opening match in Group D against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 14 January at the Grand Hamad Stadium. The Olyroos also play Vietnam (17 January) and Jordan (20 January) with the top two teams progressing to the quarter finals.
The top three teams will qualify for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Football Tournament.
Olyroos squad for the AFC U-23 Championship Doha 2016 in Qatar
Surname |
First Name |
DOB |
Club |
AMINI |
Mustafa |
20-04-93 |
Randers FC, Denmark |
ANTONIS |
Terry |
26-11-93 |
PAOK, Greece |
BORRELLO |
Brandon |
25-07-95 |
Brisbane Roar FC |
BRILLANTE |
Josh |
25-03-93 |
Calcio Como, Italy |
BURGESS |
Cameron |
21-10-95 |
Fulham FC, England |
DE SILVA |
Daniel |
06-03-97 |
Roda JC Kerkrade, Holland |
DENG |
Thomas |
03-20-97 |
Melbourne Victory FC |
DONACHIE |
James |
14-05-93 |
Brisbane Roar FC |
DUNCAN |
Jack |
19-04-93 |
Randers FC, Denmark |
EDWARDS |
Ryan |
17-11-93 |
Partick Thistle, Scotland |
GALLIFUOCO |
Giancarlo |
12-01-94 |
Melbourne Victory FC |
GALLOWAY |
Scott |
25-04-95 |
Melbourne Victory FC |
GERIA |
Jason |
10-05-93 |
Melbourne Victory FC |
GERSBACH |
Alex |
08-05-97 |
Sydney FC |
HOOLE |
Andrew |
22-10-93 |
Sydney FC |
IKONOMIDIS |
Christopher |
04-05-95 |
SS Lazio, Italy |
IZZO |
Paul |
06-01-95 |
Central Coast Mariners |
LENNOX |
Aaron |
19-02-93 |
Kilmarnock FC, Scotland |
MACLAREN |
Jamie |
29-07-93 |
Brisbane Roar FC |
MAUK |
Stefan |
22-10-95 |
Melbourne City FC |
PAIN |
Connor |
11-11-93 |
Melbourne Victory FC |
TAGGART |
Adam |
02-06-93 |
Dundee United FC, Scotland |
UGARKOVIC |
Steven |
19-08-94 |
Uncontracted |
Match Details
Australia v UAE
14 January 2016
Grand Hamad Stadium
7.30pm (3.30am 15 January AEDT)
Vietnam v Australia
17 January 2016
Grand Hamad Stadium
4.30pm (12.30am 18 January AEDT)
Jordan v Australia
20 January 2016
Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium
7.30pm (3.30am 15 January AEDT)
Possible quarter final – 23 January 2016
Possible semi final – 26 January 2016
Possible 3rd/4th playoff – 29 January 2016
Possible Final – 30 January 2016