Xavier Bertoncello
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Bertoncello | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New Lambton | |||
| 2013–2025 | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Newcastle Jets NPL | 87 | (47) |
| 2025– | Newcastle Jets | 25 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Xavier Bertoncello [1] (born 8 October 2005) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Newcastle Jets.
Youth Career
[edit]Newcastle Jets FC
[edit]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.
Club career
[edit]Newcastle Jets
[edit]2025–26: Debut season and Australia Cup success
[edit]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] His second goal would come in round nine, a stunning strike against Sydney FC in a 2–0 win.[11] which would be named as the goal of the week[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 7 April 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Contintental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle Jets FC Youth | 2022[14] | NSW League Three | 15 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2023[15] | NSW League Two | 25 | 14 | — | — | 25 | 14 | |||
| 2024[16] | 24 | 18 | — | — | 24 | 18 | ||||
| 2025[17] | NSW League One | 23 | 12 | — | — | 23 | 12 | |||
| Total | 87 | 47 | — | — | 87 | 47 | ||||
| Newcastle Jets | 2025–26 | A-League Men | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 32 | 9 | |
| 2026–27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 54 | ||
Honours
[edit]Team
[edit]Newcastle Jets Youth
- NSW League Two Champions: 2024
- NSW League Two Premiers: 2024
- NSW League Three Champions: 2022
- NSW League Three Premiers: 2022
Newcastle Jets
Personal
[edit]- Newcastle Jets FC Emerging Jet 2023/24[18]
- A-League Men Goal of the Week 2025/26, Round 9[19]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Xavier Bertoncello Stats | Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ matthewcomito (2025-09-16). "Jets academy gun completes 11-year journey to first pro deal: Proud to reward another local'". A-Leagues. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ NSW, Football (2022-09-03). "Newcastle Jets crowned 2022 League Three Champions". Football NSW. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ "Match Centre - Dribl Match Centre". competitions.footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ NSW, Football (2024-08-25). "Round 30 Review - League Two Men's". Football NSW. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ toml (2024-04-30). "Bolden and Stamatelopoulos take out top awards". Newcastle Jets. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ "'Derby! Derby!': Officials search for venue to host a Cup blockbuster". www.newcastleherald.com.au. 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Jets forced to work hard against plucky part-timers in magnificent night for Newcastle football". www.newcastleherald.com.au. 2025-08-13. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "'Bemused': Milligan to ask referee's boss for clarity after bizarre VAR call". www.newcastleherald.com.au. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Newcastle Jets - Perth Glory 1:2". gh.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
- ↑ Edsall, Rudi (2025-12-20). "Newcastle stun sluggish Sydney FC to move into the top six". A-Leagues. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
soccerwaywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ↑ "Match Centre - Dribl Match Centre". competitions.footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ "Match Centre - Dribl Match Centre". competitions.footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ "Match Centre - Dribl Match Centre". competitions.footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ "Match Centre - Dribl Match Centre". competitions.footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ toml (2024-04-30). "Bolden and Stamatelopoulos take out top awards". Newcastle Jets. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ 15K views · 227 reactions | A 20-year-old Newcastle Jets rising star stepped up and delivered THIS! 😮💨🙌 Xavier Bertoncello wins the Isuzu UTE Australia Goal of the Week with this tasty strike, as voted by you! 🫵 #ALMGOTW | A-Leagues. Retrieved 2026-02-26 – via www.facebook.com.