Xavier Bertoncello (born 8th October 2005) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Newcastle Jets.
Xavier first joined the Newcastle Jets Academy at the age of nine, 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.
In 2024, Xavier lead the Youth Team in scoring as they went undefeated throughout the entire 2024 FNSW League Two season, getting promoted into FNSW League One. He also won the Newcastle Jets 23/24 Emerging Jet Award, 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. 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. 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 2025âÂÂ26 A-League Men, as the Newcastle Jets went down 3âÂÂ2 to the Central Coast Mariners. He would score his first A-League goal in a 2âÂÂ1 loss to Perth Glory in round five. His second goal would come in round nine, a stunning strike against Sydney FC in a 2âÂÂ0 win. which would be named as the goal of the week
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