Fabian Giuseppe Barbiero (born 2 May 1984) is an 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 2008–09 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 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSouth Adelaide2002SASF State League13000000010140Adelaide Galaxy2003SASF Premier League1000000010202004SASF Premier League140000000411812005SASF Premier League16300000000163Total31300000051201MetroStars2006FFSA Super League160000000301912007FFSA Super League16200000041203Total32200000071393Adelaide United2007–08A-League3000003000602008–09A-League192003031202732009–10A-League183000050002332010–11A-League161000000001612011–12A-League1820000100002822012–13A-League16000000000160Total9080030181201139Croydon Kings2013NPL SA800000001090MetroStars2014NPL SA203310000002342015NPL SA201200000212422016NPL SA193100000402432017NPL SA221100000402712018NPL SA6000000000602019NPL SA181000000302112020NPL SA221000000002212021NPL SA22100000040261Total1391171000017116313Career total31324713018131337229
References
External links Adelaide United profile