Academy News

1 week ago

Triple scholarship signing for the Nix

The Wellington Phoenix have handed three players their maiden professional contracts.  Goalkeeper Brooke Neary and midfielder Mikaela Bangalan have signed three-year scholarship deals with the club, while defender Alyssha Eglinton has penned a two-year contract.  All three represented New Zealand...

2 weeks ago

Talented teenager signs first pro deal

The Wellington Phoenix have handed academy standout Ben Trenberth his first professional contract. Trenberth, 16, has signed a three-year deal with the club, the first two of which are on scholarship terms.  It’s been a rapid rise for the attacking...

1 month ago

Dettol National League preview

The Dettol National League gets underway this weekend for the Wellington Phoenix men’s and women’s reserves.  They will face the top teams from around the country across an eight-game slate for the women and a ten-game one for the men. ...

2 months ago

Nine Phoenix heading to age group tournament

There is a sizeable Wellington Phoenix presence in the New Zealand U-17 squad selected to travel to Japan for the Niigata Tournament, with half the squad picked from the Nix academy.  Zach Cashmore, Grayson Cattle, Jack Clegg, Willem Des Tombe,...

2 months ago

Three Phoenix in New Zealand U-19 squad

Three Wellington Phoenix players have been named in the New Zealand squad competing at the OFC U-19 Championship in September.  Eamonn McCarron, Dan Nelson, and Jayden Smith have all been selected and will travel to Samoa to compete as part...

2 months ago

Eight Phoenix in Junior Football Ferns

Over a third of the junior Football Ferns squad competing at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup come from the Phoenix, with eight ‘Nix named in the side.  Mikaela Bangalan, Zoe Benson, Lily Brazendale, Freya Des Fountain, Alyssha Eglinton, Mackenzie...

3 months ago

Nine Nix lift OFC U-16 Championship

Nine Wellington Phoenix academy players were involved as New Zealand lifted the U-16 OFC Championship on Saturday night in Port Moresby.  The final saw the Young All Whites cruise to a 5-0 win against Fiji. Zach Cashmore grabbed the opener,...

3 months ago

Top young ‘keeper rejoins the Nix

Henry Gray has joined the Wellington Phoenix on a season-long loan from English Premier League club Ipswich Town FC. The young goalkeeper came through the Phoenix academy and spent the majority of the 2021-22 A-League season with the first team...

4 months ago • A-League Men

Coleman returns to the Nix in a new role

The Wellington Phoenix have brought Steve Coleman home from North America to help usher in a new era for the men’s first team. Coleman has been appointed Chris Greenacre’s lead assistant coach for the upcoming Isuzu UTE A-League season. The...

4 months ago

Sloane-Rodrigues departs

The Wellington Phoenix can confirm that Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues has left the club following a mutual termination of his contract.  After joining the Phoenix academy at the age of 14 in 2022, Sloane-Rodrigues made his A-League debut two years later, becoming...