Javier Mariona

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Javier Mariona
Personal information
Birth name Javier Alessandro Jacutin Mariona
Date of birth (2004-10-17) 17 October 2004 (age 20)
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
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 El Salvador U20 8 (5)
2024– Philippines 6 (0)

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:25; 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Javier Alessandro Jacutin Mariona (born 17 October 2004) is a Filipino professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for USL League One club AV Alta FC and the Philippines national team. Born in the United States and of Salvadoran and Filipino descent, he is a former youth international for El Salvador.

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Early and personal life

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). [5] He has one sister, 5-star tennis recruit Bella Jacutin-Mariona. [7] As a child, he enjoyed food, watching extreme sports (he is a fan of Travis Pastrana), and playing football, tennis, taekwondo, skateboarding and golf. [5] At age six, he played for a 7 to 8-year-old football team because of his "superior talent". [5] 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." [5] When asked what he would do if not a footballer, she said "Javier the Monster Truck Driver". [5] At just twelve years old, he was already receiving offers from European clubs. [6]

Club career

Mariona was signed as a USL Academy player by Oakland Roots on 24 July 2021. [1] 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. [8] [9]

Mariona signed his first professional contract in January 2025, joining USL League One expansion side AV Alta FC. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Roots Sign Two Players to Academy Contracts". Oakland Roots.
  2. ↑ "Javier Mariona". TopDrawerSoccer.
  3. ↑ "Javier Mariona". Tribuna.
  4. ↑ "Javier Mariona". SofaScore.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 JAVIER JACUTIN MARIONA: BORN FOR GREAT THINGS
  6. 1 2 Fil-Am prodigy gets offers from Euro clubs
  7. ↑ Player Overview - Bella Jacutin-Mariona | Tennis Recruiting Network
  8. ↑ PROJECT 51O vs. MCSC Jaguars on YouTube
  9. ↑ UPSL on Twitter
  10. ↑ "AV ALTA FC signs 20-year-old Philippines international Javier Mariona". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One . Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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