NZ U20 team named for away clashes v Chile
- Dave Worsley
- 13 hours ago
- 2 min read
The New Zealand men’s U-20 team set to face FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 hosts Chile in the Santiago Metropolitan Region next month has been named with a wide range of players in the squad.
Head coach Chris Greenacre has selected a 21-player squad, featuring 12 players based in Aotearoa New Zealand and nine playing overseas in Australia, Croatia, England, and the United States.
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“Ahead of the FIFA U-20 World Cup this year, time together is really important, so it is great to assemble this group and test ourselves against the World Cup hosts, in the host country.
“Getting games against non-OFC sides to prepare for what we will come up against in September is significant, and Chile play a style of football that will be a good challenge for us.
“This is a really exciting squad, some of which played big roles for us in the FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifiers and some of which are new to the group or this level, so I can’t wait to get into camp and get to work," said Greenacre.
At 16, Luke Brooke-Smith is the youngest player selected after a breakout season at club level, joining seven Wellington Phoenix players selected.
Auckland FC are also well represented with five players named after the team’s debut A-League Men season.
Four players - Harry Casci, James Mitchell, Troy Putt, and Jayden Smith - have been called up to represent New Zealand for the first time.
The men’s U-20 team will face Chile over two games in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile.
The first match will be played on Thursday 5 June NZT (Wednesday 4 June local time) at Complejo Deportivo QuilÃn.
The second match will take place on Sunday  8 June NZT (Saturday 7 June local time) at Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
The full squad is:
Luke Brooke-Smith - Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
James Bulkeley - FC Dallas, USA
Harry Casci - Western United, Australia
Adama Coulibaly - Auckland FC, New Zealand
Luka Coveny - Western United, Australia
Noah DuPont - West Bromwich Albion, England
Fergus Gillion - Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Henry Gray - Ipswich Town, England
Keegan Kelly - University of Denver, USA
Lukas Kelly-Heald - Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Xuan Loke - Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Finn McKenlay - Auckland FC, New Zealand
Oliver Middleton - Auckland FC, New Zealand
James Mitchell - Auckland FC, New Zealand
Codey Phoenix - Auckland FC, New Zealand
Troy Putt - Minnesota United, USA
Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues - Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Jayden Smith - Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Luke Supyk - Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Stipe Ukich - NK Istra 1961, Croatia
Joseph Wallis - West Bromwich Albion, England