Fabian Barbiero

Fabian Barbiero

150px 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
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	MetroStars
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2002	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	40	(4)
International career‡
2009	Australia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Fabian Giuseppe Barbiero (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfabiˈan ˈbaːrbiˈɛrɔ]) (born 2 May 1984) is an Italian 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; 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.

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. Barbiero scored the Preliminary-Final goal against the Queensland Roar, that got Adelaide into the 2008/2009 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

(Correct as of 22 December 2012)

Club	Season	League1		Cup		International2		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Adelaide United	2007–08	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2008–09	19	2	3	0	8	1	31	3
	2009–10	18	3	0	0	0	0	18	3
	2010–11	16	1	0	0	0	0	16	1
	2011–12	18	2	0	0	0	0	18	2
	2012–13	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Total		85	8	3	0	8	1	97	9

¹ – includes A-League final series statistics
² – includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. 2008 ACL in 2008–09 A-League season etc.)

Honours

Personal Honours:

• Adelaide United Best Team Man: 2008–2009, 2009–2010

External links

• Adelaide United profile