Academy News

6 days 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,...

2 weeks 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 weeks ago • Isuzu UTE 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...

1 month 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...

1 month ago

Nine Nix off to OFC U-16 Championship

There will be a heavy Wellington Phoenix presence at the upcoming OFC U-16 Championship, with nine Nix academy players selected in the New Zealand squad.  Ethan Amyes, Tristan Bancroft, Caleb Brown, Zach Cashmore, Jack Clegg, Vasilios Kastrinakis, Cruz Pietersen, London...

1 month ago • Isuzu UTE A-League Men

Nix at the forefront of player development

The Wellington Phoenix are proud to be one of only two clubs in Aotearoa to be delivering the FIFA talent development scheme. The scheme, developed in partnership with New Zealand Football, aims to identify, support and develop the country’s most...

2 months ago • Isuzu UTE A-League Men

Nix give young midfielder a chance to prove himself

The Wellington Phoenix have shown faith in Fin Roa Conchie by re-signing the young midfielder for the 2026-27 Isuzu UTE A-League season. Roa Conchie, 22, has made 34 appearances for the Phoenix over the past three A-League seasons after graduating...

2 months ago • Isuzu UTE A-League Men

Phoenix to the fore on the global stage

The Wellington Phoenix are cheering on a remarkable 14 past and present players at FIFA World Cup 2026. Social media sensation Tim Payne isn’t the only Phoenix player in action at the men’s global football showpiece in North America. Payne...

2 months ago • Isuzu UTE A-League Men

Championship-winning fullback returns home

James McGarry has rejoined the Wellington Phoenix to help the club lift its first major trophy. The experienced fullback, who won the A-League championship with Central Coast in 2023, has signed on with the Phoenix for the next two Isuzu...

2 months ago • Isuzu UTE A-League Men

Promotions for two academy staff

The Wellington Phoenix academy have looked internally to bolster their staff following Chris Greenacre’s elevation to the men’s first team. Joshua Neff has replaced Greenacre as the men’s reserves head coach while also being named assistant academy director.  Cam Grieve...