Name: Robbie Kruse Position: Winger Age: 26 Country: Australia Club: Bayer Leverkusen Troubled start After a troubled start to his professional career, Robbie Kruse has worked diligently and transformed into one of his national team’s most important players. A knee injury ruled the winger out of the 2014 World Cup and his absence was
Name: Mat Ryan Position: Goalkeeper Age: 23 Country: Australia Club: Valencia Earlier this month Australia goalkeeper Mat Ryan signed a six-year deal with Spanish club Valencia, a move that capped two outstanding years in the goalkeeper’s blossoming career. After winning an A-League title with the Central Coast Mariners in 2013 – the first in
Name: Terry Antonis Position: Central Midfielder Age: 21 Country: Australia Club: Sydney FC “The guy who kicked Hazard three times in 10 minutes really impressed me. I like it because there are no friendlies. I don’t like the word friendly match. So that young boy in midfield that was really aggressive and playing for a result,
Name: Kerem Bulut Position: Striker Age: 23 Country: Australia Club: Iraklis A prodigious striker with a fiery temperament and a reputation for embroiling himself in controversy, Kerem Bulut is one of Australia’s most exciting and fascinating young footballers. Bulut first made a name for himself at the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship in China, where
Name: Ivan Franjic Position: Right-back Age: 27 Country: Australia Club: Melbourne City A technically gifted, tenacious footballer, Ivan Franjic has potentially his best years ahead of him despite being 27. Beginning his career in the semi-professional circuit of Australian football, in 2009 he signed for A-League club Brisbane Roar. In the five years that