Sydney FC coach Ante Juric says he has no hesitation in evaluating 17-year-old recruit Amelia Cassar to Matildas stars Kyra Cooney-Cross and Caitlin Foord.
Cassar impressed Juric throughout the Sky Blues’ preseason preparations after becoming a member of the membership from cross-town rival, Western Sydney Wanderers.
Though Cassar made 4 appearances for the Wanderers final season, she is but to play a full A-League Ladies (ALW) match.
“I attempted to get her final 12 months when she went to the Wanderers,” Juric mentioned.
“She did not play any minutes there, so I went and tried to get her once more.
“She’s a famous person within the likes of [Kyra] Cooney-Cross and [Caitlin] Foord.
“She’s a extremely spectacular participant. She’s going to be necessary for us and if I am proper, she’s going to have a fast trajectory.”
Juric mentioned his Sky Blues squad was a “dream staff”, regardless of shedding captain Princess Ibini, Shea Connors and Kyah Simon within the low season.
The Sky Blues, who’re five-time ALW champions, endured a irritating 2024/25 season and missed the finals for the primary time within the competitors’s 17-year historical past.
They start their marketing campaign with a house conflict towards final season’s premiers, Melbourne Metropolis, on November 1.
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