Fabian Barbiero

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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 (age 39)
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[edit]

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Adelaide 2002 SASF State League 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 14 0
Adelaide Galaxy 2003 SASF Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
2004 SASF Premier League 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 1 18 1
2005 SASF Premier League 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Total 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20 1
MetroStars 2006 FFSA Super League 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 19 1
2007 FFSA Super League 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 1 20 3
Total 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 39 3
Adelaide United 2007–08 A-League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 0 0 6 0
2008–09 A-League 19 2 0 0 3[c] 0 3[d] 1 2[e] 0 27 3
2009–10 A-League 18 3 0 0 0 0 5[f] 0 0 0 23 3
2010–11 A-League 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
2011–12 A-League 18 2 0 0 0 0 10[g] 0 0 0 28 2
2012–13 A-League 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Total 90 8 0 0 3 0 18 1 2 0 113 9
Croydon Kings 2013 NPL SA 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 9 0
MetroStars 2014 NPL SA 20 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 4
2015 NPL SA 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 1 24 2
2016 NPL SA 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 24 3
2017 NPL SA 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 27 1
2018 NPL SA 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2019 NPL SA 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 21 1
2020 NPL SA 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
2021 NPL SA 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 26 1
Total 139 11 7 1 0 0 0 0 17 1 163 13
Career total 313 24 7 1 3 0 18 1 31 3 372 29
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Appearance(s) in Football SA Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in 2008 AFC Champions League group stage
  3. ^ Appearances in 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage
  5. ^ Appearances in 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in 2009 AFC Champions League
  7. ^ Appearances in 2012 AFC Champions League

References[edit]

  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".

External links[edit]

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