Gabe Marzano

Gabrielle "Gabe” Marzano (born 12 February 1992) is an Australian soccer player, last played for Sydney FC in the Australian W-League. She previously played for Brisbane Roar and Perth Glory.

Gabe Marzano
Personal information
Full name Gabe Marzano
Date of birth (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Perth Glory 13 (1)
2015–2016 Brisbane Roar 11 (2)
2016–2017 Sydney FC 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2017

Early life and work

Born in Harvey, Western Australia, a small town 140 km south of Perth, Marzano was raised in Townsville, a city on the northeastern coast of Queensland. She began playing soccer at the age of five.[1] She attended military college in Canberra and later moved to Brisbane with the army.[2]

Marzano was the first woman to qualify as a combat engineer diver with the Australian Army.[3] She is currently an officer in 5th Engineer Regiment (Australia).

Playing career

In 2014, Marzano contacted Perth Glory head coach Jamie Harnwell to try out for the W-League team. She was selected amongst 30 trialists to sign with the team for the 2014 W-League.[1][4][5] With her 13 appearances and one goal, she helped lead the team to its first regular season title the same season with a 10–2–0 record.[1][6] Perth advanced to the semifinals[7] where they defeated Sydney FC 3–0 with Marzano scoring in the second half after coming on as a substitute.[8] The team faced Canberra United in the Grand Final but were defeated 3–1.[9]

Marzano signed with Brisbane Roar for the 2015–16 W-League season.[10] She made 11 appearances and scored two goals helping the club finish fourth during the regular season with a 5–6–1 record and advance to the playoffs.[6][11] During the semifinal match where they faced regular-season winners Melbourne City, Brisbane was defeated 5–4 during a penalty kick shootout after regular and overtime yielded no goals for either side.[12]

In September 2016, it was speculated Marzano would join Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2016–17 W-League season, having relocated to Sydney.[13] However, in November 2016, Sydney FC officially announced that Marzano had joined the Sky Blues.[14]

In October 2017, it was confirmed that Sydney FC had not re-signed Marzano for the 2017–18 W-League season.[15]

Professional Footballers Australia

In May 2016, Marzano was appointed to the Executive Committee of Professional Footballers Australia.[16] PFA Chairman Craig Foster said of her appointment, "Nigel, Kim and Gabe are outstanding people and leaders and we are delighted that they have accepted the offer to join the Executive. Many of Australian football’s most respected figures such as Tim Cahill, Alex Tobin and Kathryn Gill have served on the Executive Committee and I have no doubt that they will build on the proud legacy of those that have come before them."[16]

Honours

with Perth Glory

  • W-League Premiership: 2014

References
  1. Brantz, Stephanie (24 April 2016). "Gabe Marzano embodies Anzac spirit, pursues Sydney challenge". ESPN FC. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. "Inspirational Aussie proves football and water mix". FIFA. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. Adno, Carly (13 November 2016). "Sydney FC W-League star Gabe Marzano also diving into military career". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney: News Corp Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. "Inspirational Marzano takes hard road to Glory". W-League. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. Butler, Steve (9 November 2014). "Gabe plunges into Perth Glory pool". The West Australian. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. "Gabrielle Marzano". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. Gorman, Joe (19 November 2014). "W-League: how the women's premiers put the Glory back into Perth". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. "Perth Glory join Canberra United in W-League grand final with 3–0 defeat of Sydney FC". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. "Canberra United stun Perth Glory to win W-League grand final". The Guardian. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  10. Dorman, Matt (10 October 2015). "Roar Women Sign PS4NPLQLD Stars". National Premier Leagues. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  11. "Roar out to stun City in W-League semi". W-League. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  12. "Melbourne City beats Brisbane Roar on penalties to qualify for the W-League grand final". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  13. "Canberra United lose Lydia Williams and off-season moves revealed". The Women's Game. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  14. "Sky Blues Welcome New Additions". Sydney FC. 3 November 2016.
  15. "Complete preview for each W-League team for season 2017/18". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 26 October 2017.
  16. "PFA Boosted by New Executive Committee Members". Professional Footballers Australia. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.

Further reading
  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
  • Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, ISBN 1926812603
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