{"id":63803,"date":"2026-08-03T03:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T03:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/63803\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T03:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T03:13:07","slug":"vanis-names-19-player-squad-for-otten-innovation-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/63803\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanis Names 19-Player Squad For Otten Innovation Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adelaide United Youth Head Coach, Paul Vanis has selected a 19-player squad to represent the Club at the prestigious Otten Innovation Cup in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament provides an invaluable opportunity for the Reds\u2019 young squad to test themselves against elite Under-19 international opposition, continuing their development in a high-performance environment while gaining exposure to different styles of football.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring a blend of emerging talent from across Adelaide United\u2019s pathway, the squad will travel to Europe ready to showcase the Club\u2019s commitment to developing the next generation of players on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p>Several players with senior football experience have been included alongside some of the Club\u2019s brightest prospects, highlighting the strength of Adelaide United\u2019s development pathway.<\/p>\n<p>The Otten Innovation Cup is one of Europe\u2019s premier Under-19 tournaments, bringing together some of the world\u2019s leading academies and youth teams. The experience provides players with the opportunity to compete against elite international opposition while immersing themselves in a professional football environment.<\/p>\n<p>Otten Innovation Cup Squad:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Kalan Alagich<br \/>\u2022 Luka Blazevic<br \/>\u2022 Laris Cesko<br \/>\u2022 Harry Crawford<br \/>\u2022 Joey Garuccio<br \/>\u2022 Luke Hurst<br \/>\u2022 Chris Irakoze<br \/>\u2022 Feyzo Kasumovic<br \/>\u2022 Mitchell Knight<br \/>\u2022 Keron Longhe<br \/>\u2022 Campbell Mattner<br \/>\u2022 Israel Mbula-Monga<br \/>\u2022 Ali Mohtashami<br \/>\u2022 Sajjad Nasiri<br \/>\u2022 Malual Nichola<br \/>\u2022 Riad Rarhidi<br \/>\u2022 Fabian Talladira<br \/>\u2022 Amlani Tatu<br \/>\u2022 Daniel Wojick<\/p>\n<p>Adelaide United group-stage fixtures<\/p>\n<p>Adelaide United v SE Palmeiras<br \/>Friday, 14 August<br \/>1:30pm local time \/ 9:00pm ACST<br \/>Pitch 1<\/p>\n<p>PSV Eindhoven v Adelaide United<br \/>Friday, 14 August<br \/>5:30pm local time \/ Saturday, 15 August, 1:00am ACST<br \/>Main Pitch<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United v Adelaide United<br \/>Saturday, 15 August<br \/>10:00am local time \/ 5:30pm ACST<br \/>Pitch 1<\/p>\n<p>Following the group stage, Adelaide United could play two finals matches, with semi-final fixtures to be determined by group standings.<\/p>\n<p>The Club is also using the Australian Sports Foundation to raise funds to assist in sending the squad to the Netherlands, with a target of $10,000 set to help support the players\u2019 international development opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Further details around the broadcast of the above matches will be confirmed in due course.<\/p>\n<p>The public\u00a0can contribute to Adelaide United\u2019s Otten Innovation Cup fundraising campaign through the Australian Sports Foundation\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/asf.org.au\/campaigns\/adelaide-united-foundation-limited\/otten-cup-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adelaide United Youth Head Coach, Paul Vanis has selected a 19-player squad to represent the Club at the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[395,957,5013,5014,958,5015],"class_list":["post-63803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-adelaide","tag-adelaide","tag-adelaide-united","tag-adelaide-united-youth","tag-aufc-youth","tag-featured","tag-npl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}