Australian Dual Nationals 🇦🇺🏳️

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Luke Vickery has obtained Indonesian citizenship and will be eligible to represent them once all the remaining administrative procedures have gone through.

 

[Bunch_of_hacks]

So Noa Skoko just started and played 64 mins in Hadjuk Split's 2nd leg Eupopa league qualofying first rd.

Starting such an important game for that level of club at the age he is, should really be looking to cap him.

 

[NicCarBel]

So Noa Skoko just started and played 64 mins in Hadjuk Split's 2nd leg Eupopa league qualofying first rd.

Starting such an important game for that level of club at the age he is, should really be looking to cap him.

I'm of the opinion - now that qualifying is relatively simple in the first round for us now - once players start to play games like this and they have dual nationality, we should be capping them enough to lock them in.

Using the 2026 qualifiers, any player that played 4 of the 6 matches against Palestine, Lebanon and Bangladesh would be locked in

 

[Bunch_of_hacks]

I'm of the opinion - now that qualifying is relatively simple in the first round for us now - once players start to play games like this and they have dual nationality, we should be capping them enough to lock them in.

Using the 2026 qualifiers, any player that played 4 of the 6 matches against Palestine, Lebanon and Bangladesh would be locked in

Exactly. Guys like this and Liam Chipperfield whose played over 50 games in the Swiss league, should be getting capped.

Even guys that arent dual nationals but have genuinely shown promise like Overy, Smyth, Peupion, Bennie and Matthews should be brought in.

 

[BA81]

Surely something like this would be appealing to a cash-strapped FFA. The idea of camps in Europe and the UK seems really simple and convenient. We all know there’s heaps of Aussies over there. Have a couple of camps in easy to access locations and get people there. Travelling between countries in Europe is quite simple and relatively cheap; why couldn’t it work?

[Update] FESFUT(El Salvador’s FA) started running another of these camps in Milan for their NT-eligible youngsters based in mainland Europe yesterday through till July 19th :


Football Australia, whenTF will you learn..

 

[Bunch_of_hacks]

Yeah, Serie C is a shit-fight probably on par with League 1-2? I might even go out on a limb and say it's at A-League level. Only benefit is possible promotion to Serie B + exposure in wider Europe

Serie C is BELOW A league level.

 

[Decentric]

I've said this before but with so much immigration between England and Australia I'd be very surprised if there weren't a lot of eligible footballers in England that perhaps we're unaware of.

I wonder if Football Australia does anything to identify and scout duel nationals that aren't so obvious?

Good point.

I think Souttar, Boyle and Neil Kilkenny only became aware of a Socceroo cap by playing with Aussies at their clubs - by chance.

 

[Decentric]

Luke Vickery has obtained Indonesian citizenship and will be eligible to represent them once all the remaining administrative procedures have gone through.

Oh no!

LV executed the very difficult to execute Elastic or Elastico technique beating an opponent in a game.

Can’t work out why he wants to play for Indo? He has to travel more to play for them whilst playing AL football.

Moreover, with all their new dual citizenship Eredivisie players, plus plenty of other UEFA based top division pros playing for Indo, it could be just as hard getting an Indo cap as an Aussie cap.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Can’t work out why he wants to play for Indo? He has to travel more to play for them whilst playing AL football.

Because he probably won’t make the Socceroos squad. He’s not terrible but is he really blowing us all away? As a 20-year-old winger he’s still playing for Macarthur FC. He’s competing for the same position as Nestory Irankunda who’s the same age (a few months older) but already plays for Watford and is linked to even bigger clubs.

Moreover, with all their new dual citizenship Eredivisie players, plus plenty of other UEFA based top division pros playing for Indo, it could be just as hard getting an Indo cap as an Aussie cap.

Even if he never plays higher than the A-League, he’d already be playing at a similar level to the Eerste Divisie. The pool of players actually good enough for Indonesia’s ambitions is mostly limited to Australia and the Netherlands.

 

[BA81]

Good point.

I think Souttar, Boyle and Neil Kilkenny only became aware of a Socceroo cap by playing with Aussies at their clubs - by chance.

Was def the case w/big Harry; dunno about the others.

 

[grazorblade]

Because he probably won’t make the Socceroos squad. He’s not terrible but is he really blowing us all away? As a 20-year-old winger he’s still playing for Macarthur FC. He’s competing for the same position as Nestory Irankunda who’s the same age (a few months older) but already plays for Watford and is linked to even bigger clubs.

Even if he never plays higher than the A-League, he’d already be playing at a similar level to the Eerste Divisie. The pool of players actually good enough for Indonesia’s ambitions is mostly limited to Australia and the Netherlands.

I think he is a big loss for olympic qualifiers

He is a level where the roos seem a stretch but is probably a standout in the a league by the time qualifiers are around