| Giuseppe Barone | |
| Fullname: | Giuseppe Alessandro Barone |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, United States |
| Height: | 1.68m (05.51feet)[1] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brooklyn Italians |
| Collegeyears1: | 2016–2018 |
| College1: | LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds |
| Collegecaps1: | 53 |
| Collegegoals1: | 6 |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Brooklyn Italians |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | New York Cosmos B |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | Perugia |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Salernitana |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Ascoli |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | Charlotte Independence |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | October 16, 2022 |
Giuseppe Alessandro Barone (born September 4, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Barone joined his local club side Brooklyn Italians in 2002, where he stayed until 2018,[2] appearing for the club's first team in the NPSL before and during college.[3] [4] [5] Prior to college, Barone attended Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, New York.[2] [6]
In 2016, Barone attended Long Island University to play college soccer. In three seasons with the Blackbirds, Barone made 53 appearances, scoring six goals and tallying 15 assists. Barone was named second-team All-Northeast Conference and NEC All-Rookie team in his freshman season.[7] [8]
Barone skipped his senior season playing at college to play with New York Cosmos B in the NPSL, whilst still studying at LIU.[9] Here he made 13 regular season appearances, bagging three goals.[10]
On January 22, 2020, Barone moved to Italy to sign with Serie B club Perugia.[2] [11] Shortly after signing with Perugia, Barone suffered a knee injury.[12]
He moved to fellow Serie B side Salernitana in October 2020,[13] appearing on the bench for the team 15 times during the 2020–21 season, but Barone didn't make a first team appearance for the club.[14]
In August 2021, Barone moved again within Serie B, joining Ascoli.[15] [16] He appeared on the bench a single time for the first team, before mutually agreeing to terminate his contract with the club in January 2022.[17]
On March 16, 2022, Barone returned to the United States, signing with USL League One club Charlotte Independence.[18] He made his professional debut on April 8, 2022, appearing as an 89th–minute substitute during a 3–3 draw with Central Valley Fuego FC.[19]
Giuseppe is the son of the late Joe Barone, general manager of ACF Fiorentina in Serie A, and former New York Cosmos vice president.[13] [20]
Outside of soccer, Giuseppe is an avid New York Yankees fan.