Auckland United Academy Boy’s on the World Stage 🇳🇿
Two current Auckland United Academy Boy’s holding the OFC U-16 Men’s Championship Trophy
(Matias Nunez & James Wenceslao) | Photo Credit: Phototeknz
We’re are incredibly proud of our Academy talent representing New Zealand on the international stage at the U-16 OFC Men’s Championship in the Solomon Islands!
2️⃣ Current Academy Players - Matias Nunez & James Wenceslao
2️⃣ Former Academy Players - Jack Clegg & Marley Hunt
New Zealand U-16 squad lifting the trophy after their huge 2-0 win over New Caledonia in the final!
Photo Credit: Phototeknz
New Zealand claimed the 2025 U-16 OFC Men’s Championship title and secured qualification for the 2026
U-17 Men’s World Cup! 🙌
They went through the tournament unbeaten and without conceding a single goal — topping Group B before going on to lift the trophy.
A massive achievement for these young lads — we couldn’t be prouder 👏
Match highlights of the 2025 OFC U-16 Men’s Championship Final | New Caledonia vs New Zealand.
3 x Auckland United Academy Players named in the starting XI for the 2025 OFC U-16 Men’s Championship Final
(2 Current, 1 Former)
James Wenceslao (#9), Matias Nunez (#10) & Jack Clegg (#14) | Photo Credit: Phototeknz
Former Auckland United Academy Player Jack Clegg celebrating his first-ever international goal.
Photo Credit: Phototeknz
Former Academy Player Jack Clegg celebrating his first-ever international goal with academy team mates, Matias Nunez and James Wenceslao | Photo Credit: Phototeknz
Auckland United Player Matias Nunez named as Player of the Match for the 2025 OFC U-16 Men’s Championship Semi-Final | Photo Credit: Phototeknz
Auckland United Academy Player Matias Nunez (#10) was named in the starting XI for the Semi-Final match 🆚 Papua New Guinea, scored the opener in the 62nd minute, and capped off his performance by earning Player of the Match honours.
Auckland United Player Matias Nunez named as Player of the Match for the 2025 OFC U-16 Men’s Championship Final | Photo Credit: Phototeknz
Auckland United Academy Player Matias Nunez (#10) was named Player of the Match for the second game in a row in the Final 🆚 New Caledonia.
Milestones achieved:
1 Current Academy Player (James Wenceslao) and 2 Former Academy Players (Jack Clegg & Marley Hunt) made their international debut for New Zealand.
Jack Clegg scored his first-ever international goal in the Final.
Matias Nunez netted two goals for New Zealand during the tournament.
Matias Nunez was named Player of the Match in both the Semi-Final and Final.
