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Western Sydney Wanderers FC have today confirmed that Alex Bonetig has signed a contract extension that will see him at the club until the end of the 2025\/26 Isuzu UTE A-Leagues season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonetig has been part of the Wanderers family since 2016 with the new contract extension taking him to his tenth season with club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Shellharbour native has grown up in the Red & Black\u2019s academy and has worked his way up from the U13s squad to the A-Leagues first team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 22: Alex Bonetig of the Wanderers runs with the ball during the A-League Men round one match between Western Sydney Wanderers and Wellington Phoenix at CommBank Stadium, on October 22, 2023, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mike Owen\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Head coach Marko Rudan congratulated Bonetig on the contract extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are delighted to see Alex commit to the club for an additional two seasons and we are very excited to continue to play a role in his development,\u201d said Rudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlex has been part of the Wanderers for the last eight years, so it is fantastic to see his loyalty to the club be rewarded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 16: Alexander Bonetig of the Wanderers in action during the Australia Cup 2023 Quarter Final match between Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers at Perry Park, on September 16, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bonetig said he was ready to secure his place in the team moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo get this next two years sorted is really big for me,\u201d said Bonetig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just want to secure my place in this team moving forward, get back on that pitch, and get back to that left centre-back position. I want to continue building, continue learning and continue trying to play well for the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c(Wanderers captain) Marcelo is my role model, I look up to him and also spend a lot of time with him on and off the pitch where he coaches me. In the game, I have that sense of security with him by my side but also Jack Clisby, who is an experienced player, so it\u2019s big to have him and he\u2019s always talking to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to thank everyone that has been part of the journey so far, especially my close family. My dad who has coached me along the way and my mum, the rock, who helped me a lot with all the travelling. My brother as well who\u2019s currently overseas but we spent our younger years training and playing together, so I want to thank them all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonetig is currently sidelined with injury and is expected to return in mid-December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":222,"featured_media":322885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[379],"tags":[],"competition":[],"acf":{"match_card_embed_league":null,"match_card_embed_club":null,"match_card_embed_match":false,"match_card_embed_disable":false,"auto_publish_updates":true,"reference_article":null,"article_featured_video":null,"article_featured_video_tagline":"","article_byline":"Western Sydney Wanderers FC","article_media_type":"news","article_video":"","gallery":"","shared_ffa_source":"wsw","shared_hide_in_app":false,"article_player":"a:1:{i:0;s:6:\"122828\";}","article_team":"","article_competition":"","article_match":"","credit":"Western Sydney Wanderers FC","related_articles":"","push_to_social":false,"priority":1,"sport":"football","language":"en","private_content":false,"access_level":[],"article_id":"319855","app_featured_image":null,"article_content_group":"news"},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/bonetig-signs-two-year-contract-extension\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Bonetig signs two-year contract extension","url":"http:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/bonetig-signs-two-year-contract-extension\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/bonetig-signs-two-year-contract-extension\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-655.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-655.png"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"jcsaszar"}],"creator":["jcsaszar"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Western Sydney Wanderers","logo":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/cropped-Western_Sydney_Wanderers_FC-2.png"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2023-11-16T00:16:13Z","datePublished":"2023-11-16T00:16:13Z","dateModified":"2024-01-12T04:22:26Z"},"rendered":"