Queensland’s junior futsal top 50: Best under 15-18 players
Southeast Queensland is loaded with teen futsal top guns in every corner. Meet 50 of the best boys and girls aged 15-18 years.
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The future of Queensland futsal is in safe hands with 50 future stars leading the charge.
The football-based game, which is played indoors on a hard court smaller to a football pitch, is fast becoming one of the most popular codes for teens under 18.
From as far south as the Gold Coast and up to the Sunshine coast, boys and girls are quickly becoming known through the F-League State Titles which finish on September 25.
From here the state team will be selected for nationals which will be held in Melbourne next January.
In the meanttime see the top 50 top guns aged 15-18 years hand picked from eight major clubs across the southeast.
SALA TIME FC, CARBROOK
Isabella Hoyos
Hoyos has a tremendous work ethic, positive attitude, an incredible competitive nature and a love of the game according to her coach.
She is technically gifted and physically, not many players can match her strength. Her biggest talent is how well she can read the game.
Her team was crowned champions of the Futsal Queensland’s (FQ) South-East Queensland Premier League, scoring 11 goals for the U13 Girls and five goals for the U15 girls. That’s just her club accolades, having been selected to the Queensland Futsal team this year, Metropolitan West Team at the School Futsal State Carnival last year among other accomplishments which make this 14-year-old one of the best talents going around.
Shayla Williams
Williams is a player with an excellent ability to dribble past. She is lethal when it comes to scoring. Following an outstanding showing at the State Titles, Williams was selected to the Futsal Queensland team.
She was also a member of the team crowned champions of FQ South-East Queensland Premier League where she was top goal scorer of the competition with 24 goals in the 2021-2022 Season.
Alex Ocana-Morton
16-year-old Ocana-Morton is a player with incredible stamina, exquisite technique and a true passion for the game. He is technical, has unbelievable fast feet and quick thinking on the court. He has played futsal since he was six and is also a referee and accredited coach who loves giving back to the community. He is the youngest player in the youth men division in the 2021-2022 SEQ Premier League competition.
Elena Ocana-Morton (Fremantle Wolves FC)
15-year-old Ocana-Morton is travelling to the World Futsal Cup in Spain this December with the Fremantle Wolves FC. She made her debut in the Open Womens F League team late August.
ARANA UNITED FUTSAL, ARANA HILLS
Kaitlin McCormack
McCormack has been one of the premier goalkeepers in her age group for the last four years, she is a multiple Golden Glove winner in both FQ’s State Titles and SEQ Futsal Premier League competitions, and she has represented Queensland at the National Futsal Championships.
She’s a shot stopper with lightning-fast reactions and an integral part of Arana United girls’ teams that have won their last four SEQFPL titles.
Sierra McCaffery
McCaffery is talented and capable of playing multiple positions. Showing incredible poise, control and vision in front of goals, McCaffery was the 2021 U15 Girls SEQFPL Golden Boot winner with 31 Goals—the highest individual scorer in any age group.
She scored in all 10 competition rounds, the Semi Final & the Grand Final.
Stephanie Hallas
Hallas is a powerful striker of the ball with skill and speed to burn. She brings her goal scoring prowess in the NPL to high level futsal. The prestigious Golden Boot award in last year’s State Titles is all the proof you need.
SUNSHINE COAST WAVE, MAROOCHYDORE
Jemma-Dee Allen (youth women's division)
Allen has been playing with Sunshine Coast since she was 11. As a result of playing for a long time she has become a defensive powerhouse.
She plays fixo, has good vision and a great passing game.
Maya Wiltsche (youth women's division)
Maya Wiltsche is a flanker. She is tall, very explosive and has a great work ethic. She’s somebody with pace and someone who can recover behind the ball in transition.
She sets goals up and can score them.
Grace Whitelaw (youth women's division)
Whitelaw has been plying since she was 11 with Sunshine Coast Wave. She has won the Golden Boot for her age group two years in a row. Why? She is a finisher, scores plenty of goals and one of the best in the pivot position.
Ellie Hambly (youth women's division)
Hambly is a fixo or flanker but she can play various positions. She’s very strong on the defensive front and although she is expected to do it all, she goes above and beyond every time.
Macey Edward (youth women's division)
Edward is a skilful young player, who carves up as a flanker or a pivot. She can play all positions, she’s explosive and most importantly, a great team player.
Kathryn Sherar (youth women's division)
Sherar is a fixo, playing at the back of the court and controlling the game really well.
Defensively she is strong and physically even stronger. Sherar is likened to an NRL halfback in that she manages the game so well.
Nicholas Harvey (youth men division)
Harvey is rapid. Imagine the flash on a futsal court. He has speed to burn and is extremely fit. To go along with his pace, he has a huge work ethic and is a good finisher with even better skills.
A fantastic flanker.
Maxx Demerutis (youth men division)
Pivot Maxx Demerutis has a very good understanding of the game, great skills and is strong defensively.
He’s well known for pressing high in the first defensive line.
Jayden Emery (youth men division)
Emery is very experienced, having played since the age of nine. He’s a fixo, he is strong everywhere he can pass incredibly, and beats players 1-on-1 with ease.
Dyce Robertson (youth men division)
This flanker is physically unrivalled. The off the mark explosiveness makes him hard to beat when 1-on-1. He understands the game tactically and on that level, he is superior.
Zach Roulston (16 years boys)
Roulston is rapid. With the ball at his feet he does not slow down, he can ‘change direction on a two cent piece’ according to his coach and is one of the most mobile.
Marley Liau (16 years boys)
Marley Liau is a fixo with superb footwork. He uses this to outplay his rivals on defence, where he is second to none.
IPSWICH FUTSAL
Sarah Bonifant
Bonifant has been the Golden Boot winner in multiple tournaments and there is no surprise why. Her sharp shooting has helped her team win the Gold Coast international in 2020, come third in the Gold Coast International this year and make it to the semi finals of the 2021 State Titles.
Elyse Bramley, Sarah O’Donoghue
Bramley and Donoghue among the others have trialled for the Queensland State futsal teams but Covid prevented the tournament from going ahead. They’ve still had the taste of success in various tournaments over the years.
As a result, they have inspired the next generation of female futsal players.
Hayley Victor
Victor was a founding player of the first female team to represent Ipswich futsal, where she played on the boys team initially. She forged the path, from the boys team in 2016 to the female program in 2018.
She has since been part of Ipswich’s female program who have seen success at the Gold Coast Internationals and State Titles.
Brandee Springfield and Olivia Brown
Springfield and Brown make up an extremely talented Ipswich futsal team, who have seen the top of the mountain. Whether it be in State Titles or in the SEQ Premier League, these two along with Victor, Bonifant, Bramley and O’Donoghue have put Ipswich on the map for Female Futsal development in Queensland.
Harry Blackburn and Ashton Marsh
Blackburn plays up an age division and has been an integral part of the team gaining selctions to trial for Queensland in 2020 and 2022, with 2021 ruled out Covid and to play for an Australian Representative team in the Junior world series FAF tournament.
It’s a similar story for Marsh, who was selected for these teams as well. Marsh is a sharp shooter and subsequent Golden Boot winner in a number of tournaments.
Corey Harrold
Harrold has been a part of a very successful team, but individually he is a youngster to keep your eye on. Harrold, a regular Golden Boot suspect, was selected for Queensland U12 in the 2020 national championships.
Harrold and his teammates can pat themselves on the back as winners of the U12 State champions team in 2019, runners up of the 2022 Gold Coast Internationl and formidable GCI semi finalist performers over recent years.
Aj Blake, Liam Donoghue, Kajesh Sharma, Fraser Mahoney and Trey King
Blake, Donoghue, Harrold, Blackburn and Marsh have played for Ipswich together since 2016, before a skilful sharma arrived in 2017, complimenting the team structure.
In 2019, new addition Fraser Mahoney added an extra dimension with his tough tackling and no nonsense approach.
King was next to follow suit, joining forces from a rival club and bringing new skills and trickery which later proved to be the final piece in the jigsaw for the team.
The team are perennial finalists and although the individual accolades like Golden Gloves, MVP’s and Golden Boots would stack a bookshelf full, they are the definition of a team.
A fiercely competitive team protective of each other both on and off the court.
RIVER CITY FUTSAL, BRISBANE
Toby Smith (youth men)
He’s one that could take it overseas and make it big time. At 18 years of age, he is up there with the most versatile players. He operates perfectly in every system his club uses and there is little wonder as to why clubs are interested in him.
Sachin Prasad (youth men)
Sachin was 16 last year playing first team. The definition of raw talent.
Now, the 17-year-old stands with Toby Smith as some of the biggest rookies on the rise. Why? His ability with ball at his feet to take players on is second to none.
Lachlan Hatzioannou (U16 boys)
He may be only 16, but his ability to hold the ball up as a target role is amazing. He is a specialist target.
Jeremy Casemore (youth men)
17-year-old Jeremy Casemore can indeed defend. He’s always at both ends of the court and his work rate is on anther level.
The ideal teammate.
Gemma Smedley (open women's team)
Gemma Smedley is playing in the open women's team and she is only 16. She us a great attacking player and has made huge strides over the last year, progressing through the ranks as one of the finest young prospects at the club.
CRUSADERS FUTSAL CLUB, GOLD COAST
Zara Boyd (U15 girls)
Boyd plays fixo and ethnically she is very good. She is strong in the tackle and had an even stronger shot.
Sophie Jones (U15 girls)
Jones has unbelievable footwork and is very creative. She can score out of absolutely nothing.
Georgie Zerbst (U15 girls)
Technically Gibson is just unbelievable. Her skillset paired with out of the world balance is the reason she is on this list. She is also very creative on the court, making opportunities out of nothing.
Layla Adams (U15 girls)
Adams is a goalkeeper, with super reflexes. She’s super brave and definitely one to watch at goalkeeper as she will make some cracking saves.
Keanu Crofts (U17 boys)
Crofts is super fast and creative and he can score plenty of goals. He is said to have confidence about him.
Anabelle Gibson (U19 youth women)
Zernst plays for the Crusaders women team but she is eligible to play in the youth team. She is a quick thinker with a rocket of a shot and is a fierce and physical competitor. She plays above her age group and has a competitive desire.
Landon Ellems (U16 boys)
Ellems is a fine fixo with a fantastic left boot. He is super clever on the court and that gives him an edge over his rivals.
ELITE FOOT, CANNON HILL
Jaimee Taylor
Taylor is a very important player. She is the captain and all the players respect and trust her. Why? She’s smart, has good game awareness but most importantly, she plays for the team.
A coach’s dream.
Stella Woodford
Woodford is a very strong player. She is fast, smart and very focused on games and training.
To go along with her work ethic, she is a quick learner who is more than capable of taking a defender in a 1-on-1 situation.
GALAXY FUTSAL CLUB, GOLD COAST
Clay Skinner
16-year-old Clay Skinner is a versatile and skilful player. He’s called the “Joker” because you can play him in pretty much any position and he will deliver a great performance.
Ederyn Rankin
Ederyn Rankin, the younger brother of MatildaJamila Rankin, is trying to forge his own path. He’s solid defender with great attacking skills, decision makingreat and finishing ability.
Ben Bordin
Bordin is one of Australia’s greatest Youth players. He trialed out for the Futsalroos not long ago and left a great impression with the current coach. If he keeps performing the way he has been lately, there is no doubt he will be popping up more and more. He is an excellent finisher with a lot of pace and strength.
Zac Hartley
Hartley is a solid target and despite his big build is very agile. He’s strong on the ball, he can turn on most players and when he does it, unleashes a powerful and deadly shot.
Shauyon Gushtasbi (Rockhampton)
Gushtasbi is representing the Australian under 17 team at the World Futsal Championships in Spain. Born in Rockhampton, the young gun of Pakistani descent and is proud to be an Australian.
Originally published as Queensland’s junior futsal top 50: Best under 15-18 players
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