Jaiden Bartolo

Jaiden Kamil Bartolo (born 10 February 2006) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays as a forward for club Wycombe Wanderers. Born in England, he represents the Gibraltar national football team at international level.

Club career
Bartolo spent his youth playing for various youth teams in Spain, for teams around Cádiz and La Línea de la Concepción just across the border from Gibraltar, before joining Manchester 62. He made his debut for their Gibraltar Intermediate League under-23 team on his 16th birthday, scoring 4 goals as a substitute in a 7–4 win against Lynx under-23. 2 days later, on 12 February 2022, he scored on his first team debut for the Red Devils of Gibraltar, in a 2–0 win against College 1975. He made a further 5 appearances, including a hat-trick against Lynx, as his side won the GFA Challenge Trophy.

The next season was spent largely attending trials in the UK, though he returned over winter to play twice for Manchester 62. After reportedly attracting interest from Watford, these trials eventually resulted in a move to Wealdstone in July 2023, to play for their academy. There, his form caught the eye and saw him regularly train with the senior team from August. After scoring 16 goals in 6 games for their under-19 team and 8 goals in 4 games for their under-23 team, on 18 December 2023 it was announced that Bartolo had been offered professional terms and been promoted to the Stones first team, appearing on the bench for the first time on 13 January 2024 in the FA Trophy match against Chelmsford City. He left the Stones at the end of the season.

On 5 June 2024, it was announced that Bartolo had signed for EFL League One side Wycombe Wanderers, with his move to the Chairboys going through on 1 July.

International career
Born in England to parents of Sri Lankan and Maltese descent and raised in Gibraltar, Bartolo is eligible to represent England, Sri Lanka, Malta and Gibraltar. He made his debut for Gibraltar under-17 on 10 September 2021, scoring in a 2–1 victory over Faroe Islands. He captained them for the first time on 25 August 2022 in a friendly against Liechtenstein, scoring a hat-trick in an 8–2 victory - a record win for Gibraltar at any level since joining UEFA in 2013. His under-21 debut came on 15 June 2023, in a 3–1 defeat to Moldova after playing in an unofficial friendly against Iraq under-20 3 months prior.

He received his first call up to the senior team in March 2022's preliminary squad, but was left out of the final squad. He eventually made his full international debut on 26 March 2024, in a 1–0 defeat to Lithuania.

Honours

 * Manchester 62
 * GFA Challenge Trophy: 2021–22

Personal life
Bartolo was born in Slough in the United Kingdom, but moved to Gibraltar at the age of 2 when his parents relocated. His younger brother, Kai, is also a footballer who plays alongside him at Wealdstone's academy as well as for Hayes and Yeading United.