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Academy Roundup – Week 25
A weekend full of learnings for the Wellington Phoenix academy. The highlight came at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Nathan Walker coolly slotting a penalty to equalise against Chile at a sold-out Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos. The Wellington Phoenix...
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Nix excited to help develop young ‘keeper
Brooke Neary will spend a second season in the Wellington Phoenix women’s first team environment. The Phoenix academy goalkeeper has signed another youth development agreement with the club for the 2025-26 Ninja A-League. Neary, 17, was part of the first...
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Dettol National League fixtures announced
The fixtures for the 2025 National League Championship have been unveiled, with the Wellington Phoenix men’s and women’s reserves ready to take on New Zealand’s most high-profile clubs. The men’s reserves will play five games at Fraser Park, the home...
2 months ago
Phoenix heavily represented at the U-20 World Cup
The Wellington Phoenix are providing the backbone of the squad selected to represent New Zealand at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile. First team players Luke Brooke-Smith, Luke Supyk, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Nathan Walker, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, Xuan Loke, and Jayden...
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Ten Nix called up for OFC U-19 Championship
The Wellington Phoenix are supplying over half the squad for the OFC Women’s U-19 Championship to take place later this month in Tahiti. First team members Daisy Brazendale, Ela Jerez, and Brooke Neary have all been named in the side,...
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Academy Roundup – Week 24
Heartbreak for the Wellington Phoenix women’s reserves in the Kate Sheppard Cup final. New Zealand’s showpiece game saw the Nix suffer a 4-1 defeat against domestic powerhouses Auckland United. Having fallen behind to an early penalty, Grace Bartlett restored parity...
2 months ago
Kate Sheppard Cup Final Preview
A chance for the Wellington Phoenix academy to make history on Sunday afternoon. Women’s reserves head coach Callum Holmes is embracing the pressure ahead of this weekend’s Kate Sheppard Cup final. His side will have the chance to lift the...
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U-16 All Whites lift OFC Championship
Eight Phoenix academy players lifted the OFC U-16 Men’s Championship on Saturday evening after a 2-0 win over New Caledonia. Joseph Chalabi, Cruz Pietersen, and Jack Clegg all started, with Clegg scoring the opener just before halftime. Ben Trenberth, Marley...
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