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Jay van Berlo (born 18 September 1988) is an Australian rules footballer, who formerly played 32 games for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and 183 league games for West Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

Originally from the Whitfords Junior Football Club, he made his WAFL league debut for West Perth in mid-2007. He had shoulder surgery prior to the 2008 season, after which he played in every game and was awarded the 2008 Breckler Medal as West Perth's best and fairest player.

Fremantle then drafted van Berlo in the 2009 Rookie Draft with their fifth selection, number 62 overall.

After missing the first half of the season due to a stress fracture injury, he was elevated to Fremantle's senior list. He made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the Round 17 Western Derby at Subiaco Oval against West Coast, the eleventh player to make their debut for Fremantle in 2009 and the 39th player used. Although he had mainly played as a defensive midfielder for West Perth, he played as a forward for Fremantle and kicked two goals, including one in the final minutes of the game which gave Fremantle the lead.

He kicked a career-high four goals in Fremantle's 7-point win over the Western Bulldogs in round 5 of the 2011 season, (Len Hall ANZAC match). Jay also played a number of defensive roles on AFL greats including Brent Harvey, Andrew McLeod and Gary Ablett Jr.

He is the younger brother of former Adelaide crows captain Nathan van Berlo.

After 4 years at Fremantle, van Berlo was delisted at the end of 2012. Jay went on to continue playing football at West Perth, captaining the club over 4 years, representing WA in 3 state games, winning a premiership in 2013 and his 2nd best and fairest award in 2016. Jay retired from WAFL after the 2018 grand final at Optus Stadium. He has since played country football for Cervantes Football Club, winning a premiership in 2019.