- Gabriel Ferrari
Infobox Football biography
playername= Gabriel Ferrari
fullname = Gabriel Enzo Ferrari
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|9|1
cityofbirth = New York, NY
countryofbirth =United States
height = Height|m=1.85
currentclub = Perugia
position = Forward
clubnumber = 25
youthyears = 2005-2007
youthclubs =Red Bull New York
years = 2007–
2008–
clubs = Sampdoria
→Perugia Calcio (loan)
caps(goals) = 00 0(0)
02 0(0)
nationalyears = 2007–
nationalteam = United States U-20
nationalcaps(goals) = 04 0(3)
pcupdate = September 8 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 20:32, 14 July 2007 (UTC)Gabriel Ferrari (born
September 19 ,1988 , in New York,New York ) is an Americansoccer player who playsstriker for Perugia, on loan from Sampdoria.Youth career
Ferrari started with Blau Weiss Gottschee which was coached by Robert Schwietzer, where Gabriel and Gottschee won 4 New York State Championships. Ferrari played high school soccer at
Saint Benedict's Preparatory School inNewark, New Jersey . [Galarcep, Ives. [http://northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxMzcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcxMzU0MzQmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2 "Angulo will chase his dream"] , "Herald News ",may 16 ,2007 . AccessedJuly 27 ,2007 . "He's one of the most talented attacking players that I've coached in 22 years," said St. Benedict's Prep coach Rick Jacobs, who counts Ramos, Claudio Reyna and Serie A striker Gabriel Ferrari among his former players.] He then continued his youth career in the system of MLS clubRed Bull New York . Gabriel was the captain of the (thenMetroStars ) side that captured the U16 North American Championship. [ [http://supery.uslsoccer.com/finals/113981.html United Soccer Leagues (USL) ] ] He verbally committed to play college soccer at theUniversity of Connecticut , but elected to sign a professional contract with Sampdoria instead.Professional career
Gabriel signed with
Serie A clubU.C. Sampdoria onJanuary 17 ,2007 , in a deal that will keep him in Italy until 2010. Gabriel made his Sampdoria debut onFebruary 1 ,2007 , in aCoppa Italia match against Inter Milan, coming on as a substitute. He has not yet made any appearances in the Italian top flight. In July 2008, Sampdoria announced that they loaned Ferrari out toSerie C1 side Perugia. [cite news |url=http://www.sampdoria.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3445&Itemid=73 |publisher=UC Sampdoria |language=Italian |accessdate=2008-07-13 |date=2008-07-12 |title=Trasferimento per Miglionico e tredici giovani del vivaio]International career
Gabriel Ferrari holds American, Brazilian, and Italian citizenship. His triple citizenship, primarily that with Italy, sparked a debate over which senior international team he might attempt to play for, as fears arose that Gabriel might play for Italy instead of his native United States, like
Giuseppe Rossi . Gabriel quickly dismissed the speculation, saying:"I'm American. I'm born American, grew up in the US and that is the country I would like to play for if I get the chance." [ [http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=news&id=2629 :: Yanks Abroad - European Soccer, Made in America :: ] ]
Ferarri scored the game winning goal in his international debut with the US Under-20s in a 2-1 victory over the full Haitian national team on March 28 in
Frisco, Texas . Ferrari was named to the 21-player squad who represented the United States at the2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup . [ [http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_884739.html Rongen finalizes 21-player roster] .]In May 2008, Ferrari was named to the 22-player squad to represent the United States at the
2008 Toulon Tournament . [ [http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_6356995.html Nowak names 22-player roster] .]Personal life
Ferrari was born in New York City to a Brazilian mother and Italian-American father. He is fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. [ [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=516591&root=americansabroad&cc=5901 Ferrari on verge on Sampdoria's first team] ]
Honours
Sampdoria
*Primavera Cup : 2008References
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