Giuseppe Gentile (soccer)

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Giuseppe Gentile
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Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Vincenzo Gentile
Date of birth (1992-10-18) October 18, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chur 97
Number 92
Youth career
2008–2010 Charlotte Soccer Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Charlotte 49ers 67 (27)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Chicago Fire 0 (0)
2014 → Charlotte Eagles (loan) 11 (1)
2014 Orlando City 11 (2)
2014 San Antonio Scorpions 5 (0)
2015–2016 FC Chiasso 9 (0)
2015 → San Antonio Scorpions (loan) 16 (2)
2016 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 9 (1)
2016 Ottawa Fury FC 16 (4)
2017 Puerto Rico FC 27 (4)
2018 Richmond Kickers 16 (2)
2019 Hartford Athletic 13 (0)
2020 FC Linth 04
2020– Chur 97 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

Giuseppe Vincenzo Gentile (born October 18, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Swiss club Chur 97.

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He was born in Miami, Florida, but grew up in a small Swiss town called Cazis. He moved to Charlotte, North Carolina at age 15 to finish high school and go to college.

Career

After three seasons at UNC Charlotte, Gentile left college early and signed an MLS contract on January 22, 2014. [1] Two days later, he was acquired by Chicago Fire through the waiver draft. [2] On April 10, Gentile was loaned to USL Pro club Charlotte Eagles. [3] He made his professional debut two days later in a 2–1 victory over Richmond Kickers. [4]

After his release from Chicago, Gentile signed with USL Pro club Orlando City on July 11, 2014. [5] He was released upon the conclusion of the 2014 season, a casualty of the club's transition to Major League Soccer. [6]

On January 21, 2015, Gentile signed with Swiss Challenge League club FC Chiasso. [7]

During the NASL's midseason break on June 24, 2015, it was announced the Gentile would be returning to San Antonio on a loan deal. [8]

Gentile signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of NASL in December 2015. [9]

On July 8, 2016, Gentile was traded by Fort Lauderdale to the Ottawa Fury in exchange for Brazilian winger Paulo Jr. [10] In December 2016 the club announced, that Gentile wouldn't continue in the club. [11]

Gentile joined Puerto Rico FC ahead of the 2017 season.[ citation needed ] He was released at the end of the season. [12]

Gentile joined USL side Richmond Kickers for the 2018 season on January 23, 2018. [13]

Gentile signed with USL Championship expansion club Hartford Athletic on January 23, 2019. [14] Gentile returned to Switzerland in January 2020, joining FC Linth 04. [15]

Personal life

Gentile is currently back in Switzerland playing soccer and working in finance. He is multilingual. He can speak English, German, Italian, and Spanish. His mother is Cuban-American and his father is Italian-Swiss. His mother would read books to him in English as well as make him watch movies and television in English.

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References

  1. ↑ Borg, Simon (January 22, 2014). "Giuseppe Gentile and Christiano Francois sign MLS contracts, available via Waiver Draft". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Giuseppe Gentile Through MLS Waiver Draft". Chicago Fire. Chicago Fire Communications. January 24, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chicago Fire Loans Forward Giuseppe Gentile to USL PRO Side Charlotte Eagles". Chicago Fire. Chicago Fire Communications. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Herrera Lifts Eagles Past Kickers". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. April 12, 2014. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ Radcliffe, Jeff (September 16, 2014). "13 Orlando City players released as part of Major League Soccer transition". Bright House Sports Network. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Gentile è un giocatore Rossoblù! – F.C. CHIASSO". www.fcchiasso.ch. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Forward Giuseppe Gentile Returns to San Antonio". San Antonio Scorpions. June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ↑ "Strikers Ink Quartet of Experienced NASL Players". Fort Lauderdale Strikers. December 29, 2015. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Fury FC acquire striker Giuseppe Gentile in trade with Fort Lauderdale". Ottawa Fury FC. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ "FURY FC WOULD LIKE TO THANK NON-RETURNING PLAYERS". Ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Puerto Rico FC announces first off season roster moves". November 7, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  13. ↑ Wood, Patrick (January 23, 2018). "KICKERS SIGN GIUSEPPE GENTILE". Richmondkicklers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Due, Gentile join Hartford Athletic". HartfordAthletic.com. January 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  15. ↑ Profile at FC Linth 04's website Archived September 27, 2020, at the Wayback Machine , fclinth04.ch


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