Francesco Monterosso
Encyclopedia
Francesco Monterosso is an Australian football (soccer)
player who currently plays for the North Eastern MetroStars
in the South Australian Super League
.
squad.
On 16 August 2009 he made his senior debut for Adelaide, coming off the bench in the 84th minute against Sydney FC
.
He has signed with MetroStars
for the 2011 South Australian Super league. Monterosso capped off an impressive return to his former club with a brace of goals against the Modbury Jets
in the Carlsberg Cup.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who currently plays for the North Eastern MetroStars
North Eastern MetroStars
The Metro Stars is a football club from Adelaide, South Australia which plays in the South Australian Super League. It is based at the T.K Shutter reserve in the north-eastern suburb of Klemzig...
in the South Australian Super League
South Australian Super League
The South Australian Super League is the highest state-level association football competition in South Australia and commenced in 2006. Prior to the 2006 season, the highest level competition in South Australia was the South Australian Premier League. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the...
.
Club career
On 3 June 2009 he was signed to a two year deal by Adelaide United after scoring 13 goals in 19 appearances for their inaugural National Youth LeagueNational Youth League
National Youth League is the youth wing of the Indian National League. The president of the NYL is Mohammed Siraj Ebrahim Sait and the general secretary is Sulaiman Khalid. A.P. Abdul Wahab, currently the INL Kerala State Committee president, was the national president of NYL....
squad.
On 16 August 2009 he made his senior debut for Adelaide, coming off the bench in the 84th minute against Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
.
He has signed with MetroStars
North Eastern MetroStars
The Metro Stars is a football club from Adelaide, South Australia which plays in the South Australian Super League. It is based at the T.K Shutter reserve in the north-eastern suburb of Klemzig...
for the 2011 South Australian Super league. Monterosso capped off an impressive return to his former club with a brace of goals against the Modbury Jets
Modbury Jets
The Modbury Jets are a football club in Adelaide, South Australia, they field both Senior and Junior teams. Seniors play home matches at Jet Park in Modbury, north of Adelaide and the Juniors play at Burragah Reserve, Modbury.-History:...
in the Carlsberg Cup.
A-League career statistics
(Correct as of 19 March 2011)| Club | Season | League | Finals | Continental | International | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2009–10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
Personal Honours:- National Youth LeagueA-League National Youth LeagueThe A-League National Youth League is an Australian national football league run in parallel to the A-League. The aim of a league is to provide a pathway for young players and state league players to play regular high-level football, and allow reserve players from senior A-League teams to remain...
Top Scorer: 2008-2009A-League National Youth League 2008–09The A-League National Youth League's 2008-09 season is the first season of the Australian A-League National Youth League football competition.-Home and away season:...
with Adelaide United - 13 goals - National Youth LeagueA-League National Youth LeagueThe A-League National Youth League is an Australian national football league run in parallel to the A-League. The aim of a league is to provide a pathway for young players and state league players to play regular high-level football, and allow reserve players from senior A-League teams to remain...
Top Scorer: 2009-20102009–10 A-League National Youth LeagueThe A-League National Youth League's 2009-10 season is the second season of the Australian A-League National Youth League football competition. Like the previous season, the current season runs alongside the A-League 2009–10 season...
with Adelaide United - 17 goals
Personal life
- Monterosso achieved a Tertiary Entrance RankTertiary Entrance RankThe Tertiary Entrance Rank was a tertiary entrance score used in several Australian states and the Northern Territory as a tool for selection to universities in Australia...
of 99.65 in Year 12 studying at Saint Michael's College