Giuseppe Barone

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Giuseppe Barone
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Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Alessandro Barone
Date of birth (1998-09-04) September 4, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth New York City, New York, United States
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2002–2016 Brooklyn Italians
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 53 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Brooklyn Italians
2019 New York Cosmos B 13 (3)
2020 Perugia 0 (0)
2020–2021 Salernitana 0 (0)
2021–2022 Ascoli 0 (0)
2022 Charlotte Independence 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2022

Giuseppe Alessandro Barone (born September 4, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

Youth, college and amateur

Barone joined his local club side Brooklyn Italians in 2002, where he stayed until 2018, [2] appearing for the club's first team in the NPSL before and during college. [3] [4] [5] Prior to college, Barone attended Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, New York. [2] [6]

In 2016, Barone attended Long Island University to play college soccer. In three seasons with the Blackbirds, Barone made 53 appearances, scoring six goals and tallying 15 assists. Barone was named second-team All-Northeast Conference and NEC All-Rookie team in his freshman season. [7] [8]

Barone skipped his senior season playing at college to play with New York Cosmos B in the NPSL, whilst still studying at LIU. [9] Here he made 13 regular season appearances, bagging three goals. [10]

Professional

Perugia

On January 22, 2020, Barone moved to Italy to sign with Serie B club Perugia. [2] [11] Shortly after signing with Perugia, Barone suffered a knee injury. [12]

Salernitana

He moved to fellow Serie B side Salernitana in October 2020, [13] appearing on the bench for the team 15 times during the 2020–21 season, but Barone didn't make a first team appearance for the club. [14]

Ascoli

In August 2021, Barone moved again within Serie B, joining Ascoli. [15] [16] He appeared on the bench a single time for the first team, before mutually agreeing to terminate his contract with the club in January 2022. [17]

Charlotte Independence

On March 16, 2022, Barone returned to the United States, signing with USL League One club Charlotte Independence. [18] He made his professional debut on April 8, 2022, appearing as an 89th–minute substitute during a 3–3 draw with Central Valley Fuego FC. [19]

Personal

Giuseppe is the son of the late Joe Barone, general manager of ACF Fiorentina in Serie A, and former New York Cosmos vice president. [13] [20]

Outside of soccer, Giuseppe is an avid New York Yankees fan.

References

  1. "Giuseppe Barone" . Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Giuseppe Barone Signs for Italian Professional side A.C. Perugia Calcio". The Brooklyn Italians Soccer Club.
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  6. "PLAYING WITH A CHIP ON THEIR SHOULDERS: Giuseppe Barone: Cosmos B's experienced pros motivated Italians". Front Row Soccer. May 7, 2018.
  7. "Giuseppe Barone - 2017 Men's Soccer - LIU Brooklyn". brooklyn.liuathletics.com.
  8. "Giuseppe Barone - 2018 Men's Soccer - LIU Brooklyn". brooklyn.liuathletics.com.
  9. "Giuseppe Barone Soaking In Learning Experience With The Cosmos". www.nycosmos.com.
  10. "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. "AN ITALIAN FAMILY AFFAIR: Ex-Cosmos midfielder Giuseppe Barone signs with Perugia". Front Row Soccer. January 22, 2020.
  12. Cantarini, Domenico (March 25, 2020). "Giuseppe Barone, un americano a Perugia: "Grande feeling"".
  13. 1 2 "STAYING IN SERIE B: Giuseppe Barone joins U.S. Salernitana". Front Row Soccer. October 5, 2020.
  14. "USA - G. Barone - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  15. Ascoli Calcio [ dead link ]
  16. Santini, Gigi (August 23, 2021). "Ascoli, mercato: ecco Giuseppe Barone. Notiziario".
  17. Ascoli, Redazione Calcio (February 2, 2022). "Ascoli, Valentini: "Abbiamo preso i giocatori che servivano"".
  18. "Charlotte Independence Adds to Attack with Signing of Midfielder Giuseppe Barone" . Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  19. "Match Center | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
  20. "Joe Barone Unveiled as ACF Fiorentina's General Manager". The Brooklyn Italians Soccer Club.