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DeutschAlexander Badolato
 Badolato with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexander Phillip Badolato[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 February 2005[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Melbourne Victory (on loan from Western Sydney Wanderers) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Sylvania Heights FC | |||||||||||||||||
| Sutherland Sharks | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 69 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Australia U20 | 22 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Alexander Phillip Badolato (born 23 February 2005) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Melbourne Victory on loan from Western Sydney Wanderers.
Club career
[edit]Western Sydney Wanderers
[edit]Raised in Western Sydney, Badolato signed for the Wanderers in 2018, initially playing for their under-13s before being promoted to their National Premier Leagues (NPL) squad in 2021.[2] During his time at youth level, he was named the Under-14s' Player of the Year in 2019.[3]
Badolato signed a two-year scholarship contract (his first professional deal) on 27 July 2021.[4][5] Badolato made his starting debut in his maiden appearance for the first-team, aged 16, scoring in a 3–0 away cup victory over Broadmeadow Magic.[6][7] After making eight appearances for the first-team, he extended his contract on a three-year full-time deal on 16 July 2023.[8]
International career
[edit]Badolato won the Best Player award at the 2025 U20 Asian Cup,[9] in which he was part of Australia's winning team,[10] the first time Australia had ever won the tournament.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 1 August 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 2021[11] | NPL NSW 2 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| 2022[12] | NSW League One | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | 21 | 10 | ||||
| 2023[12] | NPL NSW | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||||
| 2024[12] | NPL NSW | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 20 | — | — | — | 69 | 20 | |||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2021–22[13] | A-League Men | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[14] | A-League Men | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[15] | A-League Men | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25[16] | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 87 | 20 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 90 | 22 | ||||
Honours
[edit]Australia U-20
- AFC U-20 Asian Cup Champions: 2025
Individual
- AFC U-20 Asian Cup Best Player: 2025
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "A. Badolato: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Badolato ready for the challenge". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "2019 Wanderers Academy Awards night wrap". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Wanderers confirm three scholarship players". Western Sydney Wanderers. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Veage, John (26 August 2021). "Badolato scholarship for Western Sydney". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers too strong in comfortable win over Broadmeadow Magic". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Flynn, Michael (10 November 2021). "Western Sydney Wanderers too strong in comfortable win over Broadmeadow Magic". MyFootball. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Badolato re-signs on three-year deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Australia's Badolato named MVP". Asian Football Confederation. 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Young Socceroos win Under-20 Asian Cup in penalty shootout". ABC News (Australia). 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Alexander Badolato – 2021 Player Statistics". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Alexander Badolato – FNSW Player Statistics". Football NSW. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Alexander Badolato (Forward, Western Sydney): 2021–22". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Alexander Badolato (Forward, Western Sydney): 2022–23". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Alexander Badolato (Forward, Western Sydney): 2023–24". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Alexander Badolato (Forward, Western Sydney): 2023–24". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Badolato at Soccerway