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Alexander Badolato

{{short description|Australian soccer player}}

{{Infobox football biography

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|caption = Badolato playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2024

|full_name = Alexander Phillip Badolato{{cite web |url=https://au.soccerway.com/players/alexander-badolato/787716/ |title=A. Badolato: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=3 November 2023}}

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|2|23}}

|birth_place =

|height =

|position = Attacking midfielder

|currentclub = Melbourne Victory
(on loan from Western Sydney Wanderers)

|clubnumber = 23

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Sylvania Heights FC

|youthyears2 =

|youthclubs2 = Sutherland Sharks

|youthyears3 = 2018–2021

|youthclubs3 = Western Sydney Wanderers

|years1 = 2021–

|clubs1 = Western Sydney Wanderers NPL

|caps1 = 69

|goals1 = 20

|years2 = 2021–

|clubs2 = Western Sydney Wanderers

|caps2 = 18

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2025–

|clubs3 = → Melbourne Victory (loan)

|caps3 = 0

|goals3 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2022–

|nationalteam1 = Australia U20

|nationalcaps1 = 22

|nationalgoals1 = 6

|club-update = 1 August 2024

|nationalteam-update = 2 March 2025

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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{{Medal|Competition|AFC U-20 Asian Cup}}

{{Medal|Winner|2025 China|Team}}

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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

= Western Sydney Wanderers =

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.{{cite web |title=Badolato ready for the challenge |url=https://wswanderersfc.com.au/news/badolato-ready-challenge |publisher=Western Sydney Wanderers |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=29 July 2021}} During his time at youth level, he was named the Under-14s' Player of the Year in 2019.{{cite web |title=2019 Wanderers Academy Awards night wrap |url=https://wswanderersfc.com.au/news/2019-wanderers-academy-awards-night-wrap |publisher=Western Sydney Wanderers |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=23 September 2019}}

Badolato signed a two-year scholarship contract (his first professional deal) on 27 July 2021.{{cite web |title=Wanderers confirm three scholarship players |url=https://wswanderersfc.com.au/news/wanderers-confirm-three-scholarship-players |publisher=Western Sydney Wanderers |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=27 July 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Veage |first1=John |title=Badolato scholarship for Western Sydney |url=https://www.theleader.com.au/story/7394655/badolato-scholarship-for-western-sydney/ |website=St George & Sutherland Shire Leader |access-date=17 November 2023 |language=en-AU |date=26 August 2021}} 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.{{cite web |title=Western Sydney Wanderers too strong in comfortable win over Broadmeadow Magic |url=https://wswanderersfc.com.au/news/western-sydney-wanderers-too-strong-in-comfortable-win-over-broadmeadow-magic |publisher=Western Sydney Wanderers |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=10 November 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Flynn |first1=Michael |title=Western Sydney Wanderers too strong in comfortable win over Broadmeadow Magic |url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/western-sydney-wanderers-too-strong-comfortable-win-over-broadmeadow-magic |publisher=MyFootball |access-date=17 November 2023 |language=en |date=10 November 2021}} After making eight appearances for the first-team, he extended his contract on a three-year full-time deal on 16 July 2023.{{cite web |title=Badolato re-signs on three-year deal |url=https://wswanderersfc.com.au/news/badolato-re-signs-on-three-year-deal |publisher=Western Sydney Wanderers |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=15 July 2023}}

International career

Badolato won the Best Player award at the 2025 U20 Asian Cup,{{cite web|title=Australia's Badolato named MVP|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_asian_cup.html/news/australias-badolato-named-mvp|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=2 March 2025}} in which he was part of Australia's winning team,{{cite web|title=Young Socceroos win Under-20 Asian Cup in penalty shootout|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-02/young-socceroos-win-under-20-asian-cup-in-penalty-shootout/104999888|publisher=ABC News (Australia)|date=2 March 2025}} the first time Australia had ever won the tournament.

Career statistics

{{updated|1 August 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan=2|Club

!rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=3|League

!colspan=2|Domestic Cup

!colspan=2|Continental

!colspan=2|Other

!colspan=2|Total

Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
rowspan=5|Western Sydney Wanderers NPL

|2021{{cite web |title=Alexander Badolato – 2021 Player Statistics |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=205707072&client=0-10179-196155-577035-26792542 |website=GameDay |publisher=SportsTG |access-date=17 November 2023 |language=en}}

|NPL NSW 2

|11

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—113
2022{{cite web |title=Alexander Badolato – FNSW Player Statistics |url=https://competitions.footballnsw.com.au/player/?hash_id=emAazgeqmB |publisher=Football NSW |access-date=17 November 2023}}

|NSW League One

|21

10colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—2110
2023

|NPL NSW

|25

4colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—254
2024

|NPL NSW

|12

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—123
colspan="2"|Total

!69

20colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—6920
rowspan=5|Western Sydney Wanderers

|2021–22{{cite web |title=Alexander Badolato (Forward, Western Sydney): 2021–22 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player/?player_id=1455&season=2021-22 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=17 November 2023 |language=en}}

|A-League Men

|2

021colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—41
2022–23{{cite web |title=Alexander Badolato (Forward, Western Sydney): 2022–23 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player/?player_id=1455&season=2022-23 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=17 November 2023 |language=en}}

|A-League Men

|4

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—40
2023–24{{cite web |title=Alexander Badolato (Forward, Western Sydney): 2023–24 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player/?player_id=1455&season=2023-24 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=17 November 2023 |language=en}}

|A-League Men

|12

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—120
2024–25{{cite web |title=Alexander Badolato (Forward, Western Sydney): 2023–24 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player/?player_id=1455&season=2023-24 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=17 November 2023 |language=en}}

|A-League Men

|0

011colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—11
colspan="2"|Total

!18

032colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—212
colspan="3"|Career total

!87||20||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||90||22

Honours

Australia U-20

Individual

References

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External links

  • {{Soccerway|alexander-badolato/787716}}

{{Melbourne Victory FC squad}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Badolato, Alexander}}

Category:Living people

Category:2005 births

Category:Australian men's soccer players

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Western Sydney Wanderers FC players

Category:Melbourne Victory FC players

Category:A-League Men players

Category:National Premier Leagues players

Category:Australia men's youth international soccer players

Category:Australia men's under-20 international soccer players

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen