Salvatore Barone

Salvatore Barone
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-13) December 13, 1995[1]
Place of birth Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
New York Cosmos
Number 30
Youth career
Brooklyn Italians
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 St. Francis Terriers 63 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Brooklyn Italians 7 (2)
2017– New York Cosmos 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:54, 2 June 2017 (UTC)~.

Salvatore Barone (born 13 December 1995) is an American footballer who plays as a midfielder for the New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League.

Career

Early career

Barone, from an early age played with the Brooklyn Italians youth league.[2] His father, Joe Barone, was the head coach of the Brooklyn Italians senior squad from 2009-10 and then became chairman of the National Premier Soccer League in 2013.[3] Salvatore Barone played high school soccer for Xaverian High School under head coach Carlos Jaguande. Barone then attended St. Francis College, where he played for four years under head coach Tom Giovatto. At St. Francis College Barone helped the Terriers win three NEC men's soccer tournaments and participated in 3 NCAA Tournaments. While at St. Francis College, Barone garnered several individual awards, including: Northeast conference Academic Honor Roll (2013), First Team All-Northeast Conference (2016), NEC Tournament MVP (2016), and NEC Player of the Week (October 17, 2016).[4]

Professional career

While a freshman at St. Francis College in 2013, Barone played for the Brooklyn Italians against the New York Cosmos in the third round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.[5] In 2016, Barone played with the Brooklyn Italians of the National Premier Soccer League and scored 2 goals in 7 starts.[6] After graduation, he also participated in the Brooklyn Italians 2017 preseason. Then on March 24, 2017 it was announced that Barone signed with the New York Cosmos.

2017

On May 20, 2017, Barone made his debut for the New York Cosmos coming on as a second-half substitute at Al-Hilal FC, the reigning champions of the Saudi Professional League.[7] The match was an international exhibition that ended in a 0-0 draw. He made his NASL debut, when he came on as a substitute in the 92nd minute of regulation at Indy Eleven on July 8th.[8]

Career statistics

As of 10 July 2017 [9]
Club Season League League Cup US Open Cup CONCACAF Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Cosmos[10] 2017 1000000010
Career total 1000000010

References

  1. "Salvatore Barone Player Profile". espnfc.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. "Salvatore Barone joins the NY Cosmos in the NASL". brooklynitalians.org. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. "Amateur Soccer’s Leading Man". goalnation.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  4. "BROOKLYN ITALIANS STANDOUT BEGINS PRO JOURNEY WITH NEW YORK COSMOS". npsl.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  5. "Salvatore Barone - 2016 Men's Soccer". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. "NPSL’S SALVATORE BARONE SIGNS WITH NY COSMOS". goalnation.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  7. "Cosmos draw in historic Saudi Arabia friendly". brooklyneagle.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  8. "Indy Eleven v New York Cosmos, NASL 2017". scoreboard.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  9. "S. Barone Profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  10. "NASL Player Stats Salvatore Barone". nasl.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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