Former Golden City and Bendigo City junior Mitchell Graham has been selected in the 30-man Young Socceroos under-20 squad.
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Graham, 18, is one of four Melbourne City-listed players to earn a berth in the Gary van Egmond-coached squad.
The 30 players will go through a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra from Sunday, July 28 to Friday, August 2.
At the completion of the camp in Canberra, van Egmond will select his 23-player roster for Australia's participation at the 2019 AFF Under-18 Championship in Vietnam.
The 2019 AFF Under-18 Championship will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from August 6 to 19.
The Young Socceroos will play Cambodia, hosts Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore in Group B of the competition, with Myanmar, Indonesia, Laos, Timor-Leste, Philippines, and Brunei Darussalam contesting Group A.
"The next month represents an exciting opportunity for all the players that have been selected," van Egmond said.
"Our camp in Canberra combined with the 2019 AFF Under-18 Championship in Vietnam represents the start of our process to qualify for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in 2021."
Graham toured India with Melbourne City's senior squad last year and was close to making his A-League debut last season, sitting on the bench late in the home and away season.
The defender has been in solid form with Melbourne City's NPL team this winter.
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