Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gabrielle Marzano | ||
Date of birth | 12 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Australia | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Sydney FC | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–15 | Perth Glory | 13 | (1) |
2015–16 | Brisbane Roar | 11 | (2) |
2016– | Sydney FC | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2017. |
Gabrielle "Gabe" Marzano (born 12 February 1992) is an Australian soccer player, who currently plays for Sydney FC in the Australian W-League. She previously played for Brisbane Roar and Perth Glory.
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. She attended military college in Canberra and later moved to Brisbane with the army.
Marzano was the first woman to qualify as a combat engineer diver with the Australian Army.
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. 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. Perth advanced to the semifinals where they defeated Sydney FC 3–0 with Marzano scoring in the second half after coming on as a substitute. The team faced Canberra United in the Grand Final but were defeated 3–1.
Marzano signed with Brisbane Roar for the 2015–16 W-League season. 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. 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.