🐣 This week’s rising star: Alex Badolato 🇦🇺 | OneFootball

A ticket to the World Cup to grab.

For the past few weeks, the Australian championship has resumed, and as every year, many young players are taking the opportunity to showcase their talent.

This is especially true for Alex Badolato. At 20 years old and playing for the Newcastle Jets, the attacking midfielder is establishing himself as one of the greatest hopes of Australian football.

Debuting at 16 in the Australia Cup with the Western Sydney Wanderers at the time, Badolato found the net in his very first match.

This season, the small, lively, and technical player keeps shining, already scoring four goals in two matches, including a magnificent strike against Melbourne Victory (his former club, for the record).

His tremendous shooting ability is becoming a recurring asset for the Jets, given that he had already opened the scoring in this way in the derby last week.

However, the young Australian didn’t wait for the championship to resume to shine. In March 2025, he won the U20 Asian Cup with the Socceroos, picking up the best player trophy along the way.

With already 25 caps for the Australian U20s, the young midfielder could hope for a surprise call-up to the senior squad for the 2026 World Cup if he continues to ride the wave of his excellent start to the season.

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