Socceroos

Welcome to the Olyroos Podcast, where we took football fans inside camp in Japan to help you get to know our players that little bit better. This episode features Dylan Pierias. As a kid of Italian heritage growing up in West Melbourne, Dylan runs us through how he actually shifted his allegiance from AFL to soccer at the age of six after a certain world cup game that will live long in the memory...

In this episode we tuned into Tokyo 2020 preparations to catch up with England-based goalkeeper Ashley Maynard Brewer. We run through the 22-year-old's journey through life so far, which can be tracked by Olympic years. He moved from England to Perth at a young age in 2000, spent time in London with family in 2012, and by 2016 was back abroad signing a youth contract with Charlton Athletic – where...

Keanu Baccus runs us through his journey growing up in Western Sydney that culminated in him pulling on the Red and Black of the wanderers, which soon turned into the green and gold of Australia's youth National Teams. He's got some great stories around the Socceroos who visited his school as a youngster to help igniting his passion for football, and the reactions of those around him to the news t...

Welcome to The Olyroos Podcast, where we take football fans inside camp in Japan to help you get to know our Olympic squad that little bit better. During this series we caught up with members of the squad as they prepare to take on the world in the Tokyo 2020 Men’s Football Tournament - asking them all exactly what it means to pull on the Green and Gold. And what better way to start than with Cale...

At 22-years-old, 198cm defender Harry Souttar has had a breakthrough season in the English Championship with Stoke. The Socceroo started in close to all of the Black Cats’ league matches and earned high praise from the club’s fans and coaching staff for his performances on the pitch. On this podcast, Souttar talks through his campaign with Stoke and explains his aspirations for the coming season....

For the 13 years, Bailey Wright has been based in the UK plying his trade in some of the physically toughest leagues in the world. While millions of people across the globe watched the Netflix documentary, Sunderland 'Till I Die, Bailey is one of very few who’ve witnessed and been a part of Sunderland’s rebuild after joining the club in 2020. The Socceroos defender talks through his football exper...

From the World Cup to the Netherlands to Israel to Belgium, Trent Sainsbury and his family have enjoyed experiences that all Australia footballers dream of. Trent shares some funny and inspirational stories from his travels, explains his football aspirations going forward for club, country and his grassroots team, and looks ahead to hopefully reuniting with his Socceroos family in camp. He also ex...

Like all young Aussies and kids around the world, Maty Ryan grew up dreaming of joining and representing his favourite football team. Now, that dream has become a reality for Maty after he signed with Premier League club Arsenal in January. Maty explains how the move came about, the role Socceroos legend Tim Cahill played in making it happen, and Ryan’s first impressions of behind the scenes at Ar...

After spending 10 months without playing a game of football, Jackson Irvine recently signed with Scottish Premiership side Hibernian where he’s already made an impact alongside fellow Socceroos teammate Martin Boyle. But Jackson’s journey this past year hasn’t been without enormous challenges. The 27-year-old takes us through how he dealt with the mental and physical tasks of keeping himself fit w...

While most football leagues around the world are postponed due to COVID-19, Adam Taggart is gearing up for the start of the new K League season in Korea. After winning the K League golden boot last year and making his return to the Socceroos setup, the striker explains why he's ready to take his game to the next level for club and country.

Martin Boyle has enjoyed a remarkable rise from a teenager in the third tier of Scottish football to becoming Socceroo #599 at the age of 25 – and the rapid right-winger is forever grateful for the role of two former Australian club teammates in securing his international call-up...

In the space of one month, Thomas Deng captained Australia to break a 12-year Olympics drought in incredible conditions & secured a move abroad to Japan. But as the 23-year-old explains, this is still just the beginning of his journey..