Samuel Grover Petrone (born 6 July 1989) is a former American soccer player who played as a forward.

Samuel Petrone
Personal information
Full name Samuel Petrone
Date of birth (1989-07-06) 6 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Glen Rock, New Jersey, United States[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Arsenal World Class New Jersey
2007 Clemson Tigers
2008–2010 Seton Hall Pirates
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 New Jersey Rangers 10 (1)
2011–2013 Mjällby AIF 4 (0)
2012Leiknir (loan) 9 (1)
2013Husqvarna FF (loan) 9 (1)
2014 Rochester Rhinos 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 18, 2015

College and amateur

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After graduating from Glen Rock High School in New Jersey, Petrone began his college career at Clemson University in 2007. However, he transferred to Seton Hall University in 2008 after he made only six appearances with Clemson. In 2008, Petrone made 18 appearances and led the Pirates with nine goals and 21 points. In 2009, he made 15 appearances and came away with one goal. In 2010, Petrone made only 9 appearances for Seton Hall.

Petrone also played for the New Jersey Rangers in the USL Premier Development League.[2]

Professional

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On February 24, 2011, Petrone joined Swedish club Mjällby AIF.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on April 3, 2011, in a 1–0 loss to Helsingborgs IF. On 26 July 2012, he signed for Icelandic 1. deild karla club Leiknir on loan until the end of the season.[4] He went on to play nine matches for the club, scoring his only goal for Leiknir in his penultimate appearance in the 3–2 away win against Höttur.[5]

Petrone returned to the United States on January 30, 2014, signing with USL Pro club Rochester Rhinos.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Americans Playing Abroad Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Soccer Times, as of September 15, 2013. Accessed November 1, 2013. "Samuel Petrone - forward - Mjällby AIF - Glen Rock, N.J."
  2. ^ 2010 New Jersey Rangers stats Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Petrone is off to Sweden to play pro soccer". northjersey.com. North Jersey Media Group. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  4. ^ Elvar Geir Magnússon (26 July 2012). "Samuel Petrone í Leikni (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Leiknir R. 1. deild karla appearances and goals 2012". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2014-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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