| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Javier Alessandro Jacutin Mariona [1] | |||
| Date of birth | 17 October 2004 | |||
| Place of birth | Los Altos, California, U.S. | |||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | |||
| Team information | ||||
Current team | AV Alta | |||
| Number | 17 | |||
| Youth career | ||||
| MVLA Soccer Club | ||||
| Red Star Soccer Academy | ||||
| San Jose Earthquakes | ||||
| 2017–2018 | De Anza Force | |||
| 2018–2021 | Silicon Valley Soccer Academy | |||
| 2021–2023 | De Anza Force | |||
| Senior career* | ||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |
| 2021–2022 | → Oakland Roots (loan) | 2 | (0) | |
| 2021–2022 | → Project 51O (loan) | 16 | (8) | |
| 2023–2024 | Laredo Heat | 0 | (0) | |
| 2024 | Des Moines Menace | 0 | (0) | |
| 2024 | Central Valley Fuego | 14 | (3) | |
| 2025– | AV Alta | 1 | (0) | |
| International career‡ | ||||
| 2022 | El Salvador U20 | 8 | (5) | |
| 2025– | Philippines U23 | 4 | (2) | |
| 2024– | Philippines | 6 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:25; 21 December 2024 (UTC) | ||||
Javier Alessandro Jacutin Mariona (born 17 October 2004) is a professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for USL League One club AV Alta FC. Born in the United States, he represents the Philippines national team.
Mariona was born in Los Altos, California to a Salvadoran father, Rodrigo Mariona (son of Salvadoran football legend Salvador Mariona), and a Filipino mother, former tennis player Marisue Jacutin (daughter of Dicky and Suzette Jacutin). [6] He has one sister, 5-star tennis recruit Bella Jacutin-Mariona. [8] As a child, he enjoyed food, watching extreme sports (he is a fan of Travis Pastrana), and playing football, tennis, taekwondo, skateboarding and golf. [6] At age six, he played for a 7 to 8-year-old football team because of his "superior talent". [6] According to his mother, "Javier loves sinigang, nilagang baka, adobo, pancit and he’s a big rice fan! Javier completely understands Spanish and some Visayan, but answers back in English since it is the language commonly spoken at home." [6] When asked what he would do if not a footballer, she said "Javier the Monster Truck Driver". [6] At just twelve years old, he was already receiving offers from European clubs. [7]
Mariona was signed as a USL Academy player by Oakland Roots on 24 July 2021. [2] He made his debut as a late substitute in a 3–1 win against Tacoma Defiance on 29 August. He made his UPSL debut for Project 51O the next day, wearing the number 10 shirt and scoring the only goal for his side in a 1–1 draw against MCSC Jaguars. [9] [10]
Mariona signed his first professional contract in January 2025, joining USL League One expansion side AV Alta FC. [11]