Massimo Mirabelli (born 21 October 1991) is a Canadian

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player who last played professionally for

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team

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of the Major Arena Soccer League.

Club career

Mirabelli began his career with

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of the

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in 2010. He recorded his first goal for the organization on June 25, 2010, in a 3–2 victory over Milltown F.C. He scored his first professional hat-trick in a match against

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. He assisted in Portugal's qualification for the postseason by finishing fifth on the overall standings. He contributed with a goal in the semi-final match against Brantford Galaxy, but Portugal was eliminated from the playoffs after losing that match to a score of 5–3. Mirabelli returned to Toronto for the 2011 season and clinched his first regular season title with the club. In the quarterfinals of the playoffs he scored two goals in a 4–3 victory over York Region Shooters, but their match went into penalties as their two-game series was tied by a score of 4–4 on goals on aggregate, and subsequently Toronto would lose in the penalty shootout. In 2012, he signed with

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of the

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. Mirabelli signed with FC Edmonton of the

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on 4 March 2013 after impressing the club while on trials. On 6 April 2013 he made his debut for the club against the

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in which he came on in the 87th minute for

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as Edmonton drew the match 1–1. Mirabelli joined

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on March 20, 2015. He made his debut against the

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on March 21. Mirabelli was let go at the end of the 2015 season as his contract was not renewed . In 2016, Mirabelli signed with League1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri, making five league appearances and scoring two goals that season. In 2018, he made added another five appearances and two goals in league play, and made another two appearances in the playoffs, scoring one goal. In the winter of 2018–19, he played

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in the Mississauga-based Arena Premier League with the Caribbean Stars AC.

International career

In 2011 Mirabelli played with the Canada U20s during the

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Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of November 2, 2014''

References

External links

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FC Edmonton Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mirabelli, Massimo 1991 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Canadian soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Canadian expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in Finland Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Soccer players from Brampton SC Toronto players Ekenäs IF players FC Edmonton players Toronto FC II players Mississauga MetroStars players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Kakkonen players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players USL Championship players League1 Ontario players Major Arena Soccer League players Canada men's youth international soccer players Vaughan Azzurri players