Fabian Giuseppe Barbiero (born 2 May 1984) is an Australian

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who plays for MetroStars, as a

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Biography

Club career

Before joining

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional Association Football, soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under North American professional sports league organization#Systems ar ...

Barbiero played for the

North Eastern MetroStars North Eastern MetroStars Soccer Club, commonly known as MetroStars, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1994, the club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australi ...

. Barbiero signed for Adelaide in the 2007–08 season making his debut as a substitute against

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in a 1–1 draw at

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; he went on to make 3 league appearances getting sent off on his full league debut. With

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being classified as a foreigner under new

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law Barbiero became a pivotal part in Adelaide's

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in the

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; this including the 3–0, semi-final, win over

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where he not only was assigned to mark

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but also scored the second goal. His good form did not go unnoticed by coach

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as he was handed his second league start in the 1–0 win over

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playing just over an hour before being replaced by Alemão. Barbiero scored his first A-League goal against

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on 9 January 2009 converting from a tight angle to give Adelaide a 1–0 lead. Barbiero scored the Preliminary-Final goal against the Queensland Roar, that got Adelaide into the 2008–09 Grand Final against Melbourne Victory. On 14 April 2009 moved on trial to

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club

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International career

Barbiero made his first senior international debut for the Australian national team on 4 March 2009 in an

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qualifying match versus

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Career statistics

References

External links

Adelaide United profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barbiero, Fabian 1984 births Living people Association football midfielders Australian soccer players Adelaide United FC players Croydon Kings players Australian people of Italian descent A-League Men players FFSA Super League players Australia international soccer players Soccer players from Adelaide National Premier Leagues players North Eastern MetroStars SC players