Xavier Stella (; born 21 August 2006) is an Australian professional association football player who currently plays as a midfielder for A-League club Melbourne Victory.
Early life Stella grew up in Melbourne’s northern suburbs and supported Melboourne Victory. He played junior football with Moreland City,https://footballvictoria.com.au/news/eight-victorians-named-subway-young-socceroos-squad-named-asean-u-19-boys-championship Templestowe United,https://footballaustralia.com.au/news/watch-under-16-national-talent-identification-camp-match Hume City, and Northcote Cityhttps://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=202856445&client=1-10178-151209-513774-26156082&ocompID=513774 respectively, before joining Melbourne City’s youth academy from the 2020 season onwards.
Club career Melbourne City 2022–2025 After featuring for Melbourne City's U15, U16, U18 & U21 squads respectively for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons respectively, Stella was promoted to the Senior NPL/VPL squad for the 2023 season. Stella made a total of 52 appearances across the 2023, 2024, and 2025 seasons combined, scoring three goals.https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=207233930&client=0-10178-196649-554070-26644016https://maps.sportingpulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=210985672&client=0-8746-210513-644366-27183125
Stella would make his only appearance for the A-League squad of Melbourne City on 30 July 2025 in the 2025 Australia Cup round of 32 clash against APIA Leichhardt, coming onto the field as a substitute at the 61st minute.https://www.flashscore.com.au/match/football/apia-leichhardt-84SKUunL/melbourne-city-OKfoGJBe/https://melbournecityfc.com.au/news/20250730-aus-cup-match-report/
Melbourne Victory 2025–Present In September 2025, Stella joined cross-town rivals and childhood supporting club, Melbourne Victory, on a senior contract for the 2025–26 season. He made his A‑League Men debut on 18 October 2025 in a 0–0 draw against Auckland FC at AAMI Park, starting as the deepest midfielder and playing 68 minutes until he was substituted for Juan Mata.
As of 6 January 2026, he had made five league appearances for Victory in the 2025–26 season.
International career Stella has represented Australia at under‑16 and under‑19 levels.
Style of play A deep‑lying midfielder noted for his composure and positional discipline, Stella was deployed as the anchor in a midfield three on his A‑League debut.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMelbourne City FC NPL/VPL2023NPL Victoria 270———702024Victorian Premier League 1211———2112025Victorian Premier League 1242———242Melbourne City FC NPL/VPL Total523000000523Melbourne City2024–25A-League Men—10——10Melbourne City Total0010000010Melbourne Victory2025–26A-League Men50——0050Melbourne Victory Total5000000050Career Total573100000583
References
External links
Ultimate A‑League profile