Newcastle Jets Youth Team Player Kaiden Walshe was yesterday named in the Joeys squad for the U16 CFA Invitational 2026 in China
The Joeys are set to play China PR, Vietnam and the Kyrgyz Republic between 21st of September and 2nd of October.
This is Kaiden’s second call-up to the Joeys squad, having previously featured against Nigeria in the July CFA U17 Invitational 2026. The young defender recently featured on the bench for the first team in the Club’s defeat to Kashima Antlers in the AFC Champions League Elite.
The Newcastle Olympic junior has been within the Club’s academy set-up for several years, and this year regularly featured for the Club’s U20s and Youth Team in FNSW League One despite only turning 16 in April.
