Giuseppe Gentile (soccer)

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Giuseppe Gentile
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Vincenzo Gentile
Date of birth (1992-10-18) October 18, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chur 97
Number 92
Youth career
2008–2010 Charlotte Soccer Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Charlotte 49ers 67 (27)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Chicago Fire 0 (0)
2014 → Charlotte Eagles (loan) 11 (1)
2014 Orlando City 11 (2)
2014 San Antonio Scorpions 5 (0)
2015–2016 FC Chiasso 9 (0)
2015 → San Antonio Scorpions (loan) 16 (2)
2016 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 9 (1)
2016 Ottawa Fury FC 16 (4)
2017 Puerto Rico FC 27 (4)
2018 Richmond Kickers 16 (2)
2019 Hartford Athletic 13 (0)
2020 FC Linth 04
2020– Chur 97 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

Giuseppe Vincenzo Gentile (born October 18, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Swiss club Chur 97.

He was born in Miami, Florida, but grew up in a small Swiss town called Cazis. He moved to Charlotte, North Carolina at age 15 to finish high school and go to college.

Career[edit]

After three seasons at UNC Charlotte, Gentile left college early and signed an MLS contract on January 22, 2014.[1] Two days later, he was acquired by Chicago Fire through the waiver draft.[2] On April 10, Gentile was loaned to USL Pro club Charlotte Eagles.[3] He made his professional debut two days later in a 2–1 victory over Richmond Kickers.[4]

After his release from Chicago, Gentile signed with USL Pro club Orlando City on July 11, 2014.[5] He was released upon the conclusion of the 2014 season, a casualty of the club's transition to Major League Soccer.[6]

On January 21, 2015, Gentile signed with Swiss Challenge League club FC Chiasso.[7]

During the NASL's midseason break on June 24, 2015, it was announced the Gentile would be returning to San Antonio on a loan deal.[8]

Gentile signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of NASL in December 2015.[9]

On July 8, 2016, Gentile was traded by Fort Lauderdale to the Ottawa Fury in exchange for Brazilian winger Paulo Jr.[10] In December 2016 the club announced, that Gentile wouldn't continue in the club.[11]

Gentile joined Puerto Rico FC ahead of the 2017 season.[citation needed] He was released at the end of the season.[12]

Gentile joined USL side Richmond Kickers for the 2018 season on January 23, 2018.[13]

Gentile signed with USL Championship expansion club Hartford Athletic on January 23, 2019.[14] Gentile returned to Switzerland in January 2020, joining FC Linth 04.[15]

Personal life[edit]

Gentile is currently back in Switzerland playing soccer and working in finance. He is multilingual. He can speak English, German, Italian, and Spanish. His mother is Cuban-American and his father is Italian-Swiss. His mother would read books to him in English as well as make him watch movies and television in English.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Borg, Simon (January 22, 2014). "Giuseppe Gentile and Christiano Francois sign MLS contracts, available via Waiver Draft". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Giuseppe Gentile Through MLS Waiver Draft". Chicago Fire. Chicago Fire Communications. January 24, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Chicago Fire Loans Forward Giuseppe Gentile to USL PRO Side Charlotte Eagles". Chicago Fire. Chicago Fire Communications. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Herrera Lifts Eagles Past Kickers". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. April 12, 2014. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  6. ^ Radcliffe, Jeff (September 16, 2014). "13 Orlando City players released as part of Major League Soccer transition". Bright House Sports Network. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  7. ^ "Gentile è un giocatore Rossoblù! – F.C. CHIASSO". www.fcchiasso.ch. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "Forward Giuseppe Gentile Returns to San Antonio". San Antonio Scorpions. June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Strikers Ink Quartet of Experienced NASL Players". Fort Lauderdale Strikers. December 29, 2015. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "Fury FC acquire striker Giuseppe Gentile in trade with Fort Lauderdale". Ottawa Fury FC. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "FURY FC WOULD LIKE TO THANK NON-RETURNING PLAYERS". Ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  12. ^ "Puerto Rico FC announces first off season roster moves". November 7, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  13. ^ Wood, Patrick (January 23, 2018). "KICKERS SIGN GIUSEPPE GENTILE". Richmondkicklers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  14. ^ "Due, Gentile join Hartford Athletic". HartfordAthletic.com. January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  15. ^ Profile at FC Linth 04's website Archived September 27, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, fclinth04.ch

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