Fabian Barbiero
Barbiero training with Adelaide United in 2010
Personal information
Full name Fabian Giuseppe Barbiero
Date of birth (1984-05-02) 2 May 1984
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
MetroStars
Number 18
Youth career
South Adelaide
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 South Adelaide 13 (0)
2003–2005 Adelaide Galaxy 31 (3)
2006–2007 MetroStars 32 (2)
2007–2013 Adelaide United 90 (8)
2013 Croydon Kings 8 (0)
2013– MetroStars 193 (17)
International career
2009 Australia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Fabian Giuseppe Barbiero (born 2 May 1984) is an Australian footballer who plays for MetroStars, as a central midfielder.

Biography

Club career

Before joining Adelaide United Barbiero played for the North Eastern MetroStars. Barbiero signed for Adelaide in the 2007–08 season making his debut as a substitute against Perth Glory in a 1–1 draw at Hindmarsh Stadium;[2] he went on to make 3 league appearances getting sent off on his full league debut.

With Jonas Salley being classified as a foreigner under new FIFA law Barbiero became a pivotal part in Adelaide's midfield in the AFC Champions League; this including the 3–0, semi-final, win over Bunyodkor where he not only was assigned to mark Rivaldo but also scored the second goal.

His good form did not go unnoticed by coach Aurelio Vidmar as he was handed his second league start in the 1–0 win over Queensland playing just over an hour before being replaced by Alemão.[3]

Barbiero scored his first A-League goal against Newcastle Jets on 9 January 2009 converting from a tight angle to give Adelaide a 1–0 lead.[4] 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 German Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

International career

Barbiero made his first senior international debut for the Australian national team on 4 March 2009 in an AFC Cup qualifying match versus Kuwait.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
South Adelaide 2002 SASF State League 1300000001[lower-alpha 1]0140
Adelaide Galaxy 2003 SASF Premier League 100000001[lower-alpha 1]020
2004 SASF Premier League 1400000004[lower-alpha 1]1181
2005 SASF Premier League 16300000000163
Total31300000051201
MetroStars 2006 FFSA Super League 1600000003[lower-alpha 1]0191
2007 FFSA Super League 1620000004[lower-alpha 1]1203
Total32200000071393
Adelaide United 2007–08 A-League 3000003[lower-alpha 2]00060
2008–09 A-League 192003[lower-alpha 3]03[lower-alpha 4]12[lower-alpha 5]0273
2009–10 A-League 18300005[lower-alpha 6]000233
2010–11 A-League 16100000000161
2011–12 A-League 182000010[lower-alpha 7]000282
2012–13 A-League 16000000000160
Total9080030181201139
Croydon Kings 2013 NPL SA 800000001[lower-alpha 1]090
MetroStars 2014 NPL SA 20331000000234
2015 NPL SA 2012000002[lower-alpha 1]1242
2016 NPL SA 1931000004[lower-alpha 1]0243
2017 NPL SA 2211000004[lower-alpha 1]0271
2018 NPL SA 600000000060
2019 NPL SA 1810000003[lower-alpha 1]0211
2020 NPL SA 22100000000221
2021 NPL SA 2210000004[lower-alpha 1]0261
Total1391171000017116313
Career total31324713018131337229

References

  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
  2. "Fabian Barbiero Profile". Adelaide United. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  3. "Cornthwaite heads Adelaide to victory over Roar". Adelaide United. 17 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  4. Wilson, Marcus (9 January 2009). "Reds go top with win over Jets". A-League. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  5. Peppas, Dimitri. "Fabian Barbiero".
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