Australia coach Holger Osieck today named his squad for the upcoming international friendly match against Germany for later this month. Osieck has selected a reduced squad of 17 players comprising of 15 who were part of the squad that finished runners-up at the recent AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011.
Striker Nikita Rukavytsya returns to the squad after last being selected for the international friendly against Slovenia, whilst goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak receives his first ever call-up following some impressive performances with his German club Borussia Dortmund.
AUSTRALIA SQUAD
Tim CAHILL - Everton FC, England 52 (23) FW
David CARNEY - Blackpool FC, England 38 (5) DF
Brett EMERTON - Blackburn Rovers, England 83 (17) MF
Brett HOLMAN - AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands 45 (6) MF
Mile JEDINAK - Genclerbirligi SK, Turkey 24 (2) MF
Harry KEWELL - Galatasaray SK, Turkey 53 (16) MF
Neil KILKENNY - Leeds United FC, England 7 (0) MF
Robbie KRUSE - Melbourne Victory, Australia 4 (1) FW
Mitchell LANGERAK - Borussia Dortmund, Germany - GK
Jon McKAIN - Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia 14 (0) DF
Matt McKAY - Brisbane Roar, Australia 13 (0) MF
Lucas NEILL - Galatasaray SK, Turkey 70 (0) DF
Sasa OGNENOVSKI - Seongnam Ilhwa, Korea Republic 8 (1) DF
Nikita RUKAVYTSYA - Hertha Berlin, Germany 7 (0) FW
Mark SCHWARZER - Fulham FC, England 88 (0) GK
Carl VALERI - U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, Italy 35 (1) MF
Luke WILKSHIRE - FK Dinamo Moscow, Russia 56 (3) DF
AUSTRALIA TRAINING CAMP SQUAD
Shane CANSDELL-SHERRIFF - Shrewsbury Town, England DF
Mitchell LANGERAK - Borussia Dortmund, Germany GK
Adrian MADASCHI - Portogruara, Italy DF
Adam SAROTA - FC Utrecht, Netherlands MF
James TROISI - Kayserispor, Turkey FW
Michael ZULLO - FC Utrecht, Netherlands DF
Dean BOUZANIS - Liverpool FC, England GK
Apostolos GIANNOU - AO Kavala, Greece FW
Chris HERD - Aston Villa, England MF
James HOLLAND - Sparta Rotterdam, Netherland (on-loan from AZ Alkmaar) MF
Shane LOWRY - Sheffield United, England (on-loan from Aston Villa) DF
Ryan McGOWAN - Partick Thistle, Scotland (on loan from Hearts) DF
Aaron MOOY - St Mirren, Scotland MF
Kearyn BACCUS - Le Mans, France MF (
Ante DRAZINA - Hertha Berlin, Germany DF
Corey GAMIERO - Fulham FC, England FW
Bradden INMAN - Newcastle United, England MF
Josip KONYIT - Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia MF
George LAMBADARIDIS - Club Brugge, Belgium MF
Mathew LECKIE - Borussia Mönchengladbach, Germany FW
Massimo LUONGO - Tottenham Hotspurs, England MF
Brent McGRATH - Brøndby IF, Denmark FW