Russell Cicerone

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Russell Cicerone
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Cicerone with FC Cincinnati in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Sacramento Republic
Number 11
Youth career
Vardar Freiburg Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Buffalo Bulls 71 (42)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 FC Buffalo 13 (8)
2015–2016 Michigan Bucks 22 (20)
2017 Portland Timbers 2 29 (1)
2018 FC Cincinnati 10 (1)
2019–2020 Saint Louis FC 49 (10)
2021–2022 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 66 (30)
2023– Sacramento Republic 56 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 14, 2024

Russell Cicerone (born November 17, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays for Sacramento Republic of the USL Championship.

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Early life

Cicerone was born on November 17, 1994, to parents David and Mary. He grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he attended Brother Rice High School. Cicerone played on the school's soccer team, and served as team captain for one year. He also played soccer at Vardar Freiburg Academy as a high school senior. [1]

Career

Amateur and college

Cicerone spent four years playing college soccer at University at Buffalo between 2013 and 2016, where he scored 42 goals in 71 appearances, also tallying 22 assists. [1]

Cicerone also appeared for USL PDL side Michigan Bucks in 2015 and 2016, helping to lead them to the league title in 2016 [2] [3]

Professional

On January 17, 2017, Cicerone was selected in the fourth round, 76th overall, of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Portland Timbers. [4] Cicerone joined United Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2 on March 17, 2017. [5]

Cicerone was announced to join USL side FC Cincinnati on November 21, 2017. [6]

On December 16, 2018, Cicerone joined USL side Saint Louis FC ahead of their 2019 season. [7]

Following Saint Louis FC folding at the end of the 2020 season, Cicerone joined USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on December 17, 2020. [8]

On December 2, 2022, Cicerone was announced as a new signing for USL Championship side Sacramento Republic ahead of the 2023 season. [9]

Personal life

At the University at Buffalo, Cicerone's academic major was biomedical sciences. Cicerone has an older sister, Anina, who also majored in biomedical sciences. She attended Western Michigan University, where she was a regular starter on the women's soccer team. [1]

Cicerone is of Italian descent through his paternal grandfather. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Russell Cicerone". UBBulls.com. University of Buffalo. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Stats". USL PDL.
  3. ↑ McWhinnie, John (August 7, 2016). "Cicerone Wins National Championship". Bull Run. SB Nation.
  4. ↑ "Bucks' product Cicerone goes to Timbers in MLS draft". The Detroit News. January 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bijev At Forefront as T2 Reveals Squad". United Soccer League. March 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (November 21, 2017). "FCC Adds Seymore, Village, Cicerone". FC Cincinnati.
  7. ↑ "STLFC Announces Russell Cicerone Signing". Saint Louis FC. 16 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "Riverhounds SC Announces Signing of Russell Cicerone". USL Championship. December 17, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Republic FC brings aboard forward Russell Cicerone". USL Championship. December 2, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Brother Rice's Russell Cicerone navigates U.S. pro soccer's uneven terrain". Detroit News.
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