| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Bertoncello | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New Lambton FC | |||
| 2013–2025 | Newcastle Jets FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Newcastle Jets FC Youth | 87 | (47) |
| 2025– | Newcastle Jets FC | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Xavier Bertoncello [1] (born 8th October 2005) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a Winger (association football) for Newcastle Jets.
Xavier first joined the Newcastle Jets Academy at the age of nine [2] , progressing through the ranks before cracking into the Youth Team in 2022, aged 16. After initially playing as a Left back and left winger, he eventually began playing as a Striker.
In 2022, Xavier helped the Jets Youth to promotion from the FNSW League Three competition, as they won their Grand Final [3] .
In 2024, Xavier lead the Youth Team in scoring [4] as they went undefeated throughout the entire 2024 FNSW League Two season [5] , getting promoted into FNSW League One. He also won the Newcastle Jets 23/24 Emerging Jet Award [6] , which is given to the best prospect from the club's academy for that year.
After several successful years in the Academy, Xavier would get called into the senior team for an Australia Cup Round of 32 fixture against Adelaide United [7] . Xavier would start the match, playing 62 minutes before being substituted off. He would remain in the starting lineup for the next round, against Cooks Hill United, where he would score his first professional goal [8] . Xavier would remain in the starting lineup for the remainder of the Australia Cup run, scoring in the semi-final against Avondale as the Newcastle Jets went on to win the Australia Cup for the first time in their history.
Xavier would start in the first round of the 2025–26 A-League Men, as the Newcastle Jets went down 3-2 to the Central Coast Mariners [9] . He would score his first A-League goal in a 2-1 loss to Perth Glory in round five [10] .
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle Jets FC Youth | 2022 | Football NSW League Three | 15 [12] | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | Football NSW League Two | 25 [13] | 14 | — | — | — | 25 | 14 | ||||
| 2024 | 24 [14] | 18 | — | — | — | 24 | 18 | |||||
| 2025 | Football NSW League One | 23 [15] | 12 | — | — | — | 23 | 12 | ||||
| Jets Youth Sub-Total | 87 | 47 | — | — | — | 87 | 47 | |||||
| Newcastle Jets FC | 2025-26 | A-League Men | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 92 | 48 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 96 | 49 | ||||
Newcastle Jets FC Youth
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