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 men's soccer club located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club was one of the eight founding members of the A-League Men and have competed in it concurrently since its formation, u ...

Barbiero played for the North Eastern MetroStars. 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 Jonas Salley 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 Bunyodkor 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

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from the Australi ...

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 Men's association football midfielders Australian men's soccer players Adelaide United FC players Croydon FC (Australia) players Australian people of Italian descent Sportspeople of Italian descent A-League Men players FFSA Super League players Australia men's international soccer players Soccer players from Adelaide National Premier Leagues players North Eastern MetroStars SC players 21st-century Australian sportsmen