is Milislav POPOVIC any relation ?

It looks like he is a Serbian striker who has played for their under 19 team once after growing up in Brisbane.

I find youth football really interesting. Looking at the clubs they are involved in, its quite impressive if it was all senior teams. If only youth form related to senior level. 

I think it also points out there are plenty of aussies still cutting their path in europe. The question is, once they leave their academies, where should they go? Fair few of these players potentially would be very close if not starting for a league sides. Or is it better for them to stick it out in europe training. 

When you think about someone like mooy stuck it out in europe for a bit, but wasn't a couple of seasons in the aleague that it springboard him to a championship side and probably the EPL next year. 

Then you have the whole golden generation argument. People like culina that toiled away for years to eventually being in part of a top side.

Also the those birthdates make me feel very old. 

No Gethin Jones? was hoping he would get a call up either for this or the socceroos. I guess he will stay with Wales. shame.

he is gunning for the welsh team.  we would have to offer him a full NT spot to get him back to our camp.

Surely Ange did just that with this two wcq considering our lack of right backs. I reckon he's still holding out for Wales before he commits.

maybe.  maybe ange doesnt think he's worth a call up.  maybe jones just doesnt want to play for aus.  

Jones is Welsh - fair play, he should play where his heart is.

Some potential in here, but also a lot of youth teamers.

Old article , but was being watched by Bayern and BVB at one point

http://www.fussballtransfers.com/bundesliga/bvb-bayern-co-jagen-shootingstar-der-junioren-bundesliga_59929

Will be interesting

"Australian and Finn for the U21
The U21 of the 1. FC Cologne has committed Milislav Popovic and Fredrik Lassas for the return series.
Popovic is an Australian and played for the TSV Havelse. There, the 18-year-old striker scored ten goals in 14 games in the A-Junior-League North / Northeast and came four times in the regional league north (one goal)."

http://www.reviersport.de/321356---1-fc-koeln-australier-finne-fuer-u21.html

I feel like there's quite a few missing from Aussies Abroad but can't quite work out the rest from the ones already mentioned above 🤔

Beadling and Elder. Elder might be sitting out with a small injury. 

There was a Popovic who spent about five minutes with Lazio youth recently while Ikon was there, but I'm not sure if that was him.

Makes it hard when there are only about half a dozen first and last names from that part of the world apiece.

Deni Juric, the younger brother of Socceroos striker Tomi, selected for Olyroos camp in Spain

STRIKER Deni Juric, the younger brother of Socceroos ‘number nine’ Tomi Juric, headlines the fresh batch of overseas talents called up to an overseas youth camp.

An Australian development squad will play against Finland and Austria’s Under 21s during the nine-day Spain camp under Josep Gombau, which will be tracked by Ange Postecoglou who will be in Socceroos camp.

Attacker Chris Ikonimidis and left-back Alex Gersbach are the only senior capped players in the squad, while Stefan Mauk has made a Socceroos squad.

Defenders Cameron Burgess and Thomas Deng, midfielders Anthony Kalik, Jordan Lyden and Aiden O’Neill and forward Awer Mabil are among the few with first-team experience in Europe.


Former Melbourne Victory defender Thomas Deng, now at PSV Eindhoven, has been named in the Socceroos development squad.
Juric and Ajdin Hrustic are among those on the verge of a breakthrough, while Newcastle Jets defender Nicholas Cowburn is the only A-League player in the squad, with several clubs believed to have blocked call ups.

Former Melbourne Victory midfielder Sebastian Pasquali, now with Ajax Amsterdam, and Barnsley left-back Callum Elder were ruled out through injury.

“A lot of players in this squad we haven’t worked with before so this camp allows us to bring them in and expose them to the national team setup and see the levels they are at and how they are tracking,” Gombau said.

“This is not just an Under 23 squad, we are also bringing in some younger players and the main objective is to get to know all of them and see how they can fit into our system and bring them under the national team umbrella.

“There is a five year gap between the oldest and youngest players coming into this camp so the main objective is to know these players and see if they can become potential Socceroos for the future.”

The 20-28 March camp will be held in Murcia.

SOCCEROOS DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

Panos Armenakas (Udinese, Italy, Age: 18), Jake Brimmer (Liverpool, England - 18), Cameron Burgess (Bury, England - 21), Nicholas Cowburn (Newcastle Jets, Australia - 22), Thomas Deng (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands - 19), Alex Gersbach (Rosenborg, Norway - 19), Thomas Glover (Tottenham, England - 19), Jordan Holmes (Eastbourne Borough, England - 19), Ajdin Hrustic (Groningen FC, Netherlands - 20), Chris Ikonomidis (AGF, Denmark - 21), Deni Juric (Hajduk Split, Croatia - 19), Anthony Kalik (Hajduk Split, Croatia - 19), Josh Laws (Fortuna Dusseldorf, Germany - 19), Jordan Lyden (Aston Villa, England - 21), Awer Mabil (Esjberg, Denmark - 21), Stefan Mauk (NEC, Netherlands - 21), Ashley Maynard-Brewer (Charlton Athletic, England - 17), Danijel Nizic (Morecambe, England - 21), Aiden O’Neill (Oldham Athletic, England - 18), Con Ouzonidis (Everton, England - 17), Milislav Popovic (FC Koln, Germany - 20), Thomas Prinsen (PEC Zwolle, Netherlands - 17).


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/deni-juric-the-younger-brother-of-socceroos-striker-tomi-selected-for-olyroos-camp-in-spain/news-story/c3fb827ec291f3913266a609b3f872ec

This one is now a Köln U23. Patchy season with bench appearances, a few starts but mostly out of the squad with little injuries. 

Now I see at the end of the article Elder and Pasquali are injured. It's an exciting group.

Reno Piscopo?

I like this too. Hopefully John Roberts and Lachlan Brook can make it next year (as 17 year olds). More strikers please.

Cleur playing at Virtus Entella Primavera is the first absentee I thought of. Playing full games in a team sitting 4th behind Roma in their group and also in the Primavera cup final. He is a right back and made the bench for a Serie B game early in the season.

Daniel Arzani? Lucas Derrick? The latter was Australia's best at the U17 World Cup which they last competed in, imo.

Maybe this is just O/S based. Which might explain those omissions

yup.  they did an australian one not long ago. 

They picked a Jets player. I think it is their ages (too young).

Some good players in there its now putting a decent team together to have a crack against the best in Asia now.

Najjarine for WSW is also a promising young talent another one that did well for the Joeys last year.

@barca

Is the afghani kid from Beenleigh any good?

who is this?

I looked it up

http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/logan/standout-junior-soccer-player-rahmat-akbari-tells-how-the-sport-helped-him-settle-in-australia/news-story/6fa6d4dde4b948ee384bbe8353ed6eca

i didnt recall him but the others you mentioned for me stood out more.