Francesco Monterosso
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco Battiste Monterosso | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | SASI | ||
| 2008–2009 | Adelaide United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | MetroStars | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Adelaide United | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | → MetroStars (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | MetroStars | 30 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Australia U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 September 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Francesco Monterosso (born 20 April 1991 in Adelaide) is an Australian footballer.
Club career
On 3 June 2009 he was signed to a two year deal by Adelaide United after scoring 13 goals in 19 appearances for their inaugural National Youth League squad.[1]
On 16 August 2009 he made his senior debut for Adelaide, coming off the bench in the 84th minute against Sydney FC.
He has signed with MetroStars for the 2011 South Australian Super league.[2] Monterosso capped off an impressive return to his former club with a brace of goals against the Modbury Jets in the Carlsberg Cup.
A-League career statistics
(Correct as of 19 March 2011)
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Continental | International | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United | 2009–10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
Personal Honours:
- National Youth League Top Scorer: 2008–2009 with Adelaide United – 13 goals
- National Youth League Top Scorer: 2009–2010 with Adelaide United – 17 goals
Personal life
- Monterosso achieved a Tertiary Entrance Rank of 99.65 in Year 12 studying at Saint Michael's College.[3]