Fabian Barbiero

Fabian Giuseppe Barbiero (born 2 May 1984) is an Australian footballer who plays for MetroStars, as a central midfielder.

Fabian Barbiero

Barbiero training with Adelaide United in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Fabian Giuseppe Barbiero
Date of birth	(1984-05-02) 2 May 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Adelaide, Australia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	MetroStars
Number	18
Youth career
	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	214	(20)
International career‡
2009	Australia	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:30, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

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;^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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 competition^[5]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South Adelaide	2002	SASF State League	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	14	0
Adelaide Galaxy	2003	SASF Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	2	0
	2004	SASF Premier League	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4[a]	1	18	1
	2005	SASF Premier League	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	3
	Total		31	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	20	1
MetroStars	2006	FFSA Super League	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	19	1
	2007	FFSA Super League	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4[a]	1	20	3
	Total		32	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	39	3
Adelaide United	2007–08	A-League	3	0	0	0	0	0	3[b]	0	0	0	6	0
	2008–09	A-League	19	2	0	0	3[c]	0	3[d]	1	2[e]	0	27	3
	2009–10	A-League	18	3	0	0	0	0	5[f]	0	0	0	23	3
	2010–11	A-League	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
	2011–12	A-League	18	2	0	0	0	0	10[g]	0	0	0	28	2
	2012–13	A-League	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	Total		90	8	0	0	3	0	18	1	2	0	113	9
Croydon Kings	2013	NPL SA	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	9	0
MetroStars	2014	NPL SA	20	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	4
	2015	NPL SA	20	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2[a]	1	24	2
	2016	NPL SA	19	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4[a]	0	24	3
	2017	NPL SA	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4[a]	0	27	1
	2018	NPL SA	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2019	NPL SA	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	21	1
	2020	NPL SA	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
	2021	NPL SA	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4[a]	0	26	1
	Total		139	11	7	1	0	0	0	0	17	1	163	13
Career total			313	24	7	1	3	0	18	1	31	3	372	29

1. Appearance(s) in Football SA Federation Cup
2. Appearances in 2008 AFC Champions League group stage
3. Appearances in 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
4. Appearances in 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage
5. Appearances in 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
6. Appearances in 2009 AFC Champions League
7. Appearances in 2012 AFC Champions League