Joe Germanese
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{{notability|sports|date=November 2024}}
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Joe Germanese
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|06|04}}
| birth_place = Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}{{cite web | title=Joe Germanese | website=mlssoccer | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/joe-germanese/ | access-date=April 28, 2025}}
| currentclub =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2004–2005
| youthyears2 = 2006–2007
| youthclubs1 = Vanderbilt University
| youthclubs2 = Duke University
| years1 = 2006
| years2 = 2007
| years3 = 2008
| years4 = 2008
| clubs1 = Des Moines Menace
| clubs2 = Cary RailHawks U23's
| clubs3 = New England Revolution
| clubs4 = → Western Mass Pioneers (loan)
| caps1 = 13
| caps2 = 15
| caps3 = 1
| caps4 = 2
| goals1 = 4
| goals2 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 31 July 2010
| ntupdate = 14 April 2008
}}
Joe Germanese (born June 4, 1985) is an American soccer player.
Club Career
Prior to playing professionally, Germanese played for the Duke Blue Devils.{{Cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=511679|title = 2007 Men's Soccer Roster |access-date=April 28, 2025}}
On January 18, 2008, Germanese was selected by the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer 27th-overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft.{{cite web | title=2008 MLS SuperDraft | website=mlssoccer | date=January 18, 2008 | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2008-mls-superdraft-369923 | access-date=April 28, 2025}} The club signed him to a developmental contract on May 22.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135826/https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |url=https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |title=ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |accessdate=April 28, 2025}}
Germanese made his full professional debut, and scored his first career goal for Revolution, on July 1, 2008, in a 2008 U.S. Open Cup third-round game against Richmond Kickers.{{cite web | last=Hakala | first=Josh | title=2014 US Open Cup Round 4 preview: Big names, former champions among last five games tonight (broadcast links) | website=TheCup.us | date=June 18, 2014 | url=https://thecup.us/2014/06/18/2014-us-open-cup-round-4-preview-big-names-former-champions-among-last-five-games-tonight-broadcast-links/ | access-date=April 28, 2025}}{{cite web|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160304084251/http://archive.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=32488&pcid=115 |url=http://archive.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=32488&pcid=115 |date=July 1, 2008 |title=Revolution 3, Richmond Kickers 0 |archive-date=March 4, 2016
|access-date=April 28, 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=07012008_ZZZNE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731115023/http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=07012008_ZZZNE |date=2008-07-31 |access-date=April 28, 2025 |title=Match Tracker |archive-date=July 31, 2008}} He would score again in the club's 3-1 loss to D.C. United on August 12 in the U.S. Open Cup semifinal.{{cite web|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160303174428/http://archive.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=33241&pcid=115 |url=http://archive.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=33241&pcid=115 |title=D.C. United 3, New England Revolution 1 |date=August 12, 2008 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=April 28, 2025}}
He made his Major League Soccer league debut on September 6, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Sainey Nyassi in a 4-0 loss to the Columbus Crew.{{cite book |title=2024 Media Guide |publisher=New England Revolution |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322013528/https://revolution.1rmg.com/season/2024/media-guide/ |access-date=April 28, 2025}}
During 2008 Germanese also spent a short spell on loan at USL Second Division side Western Mass Pioneers.{{cite web | author=The Republican Sports Desk | title=Western Mass. Pioneers allow two late goals in crushing loss to Wilmington Hammerheads | website=masslive | date=July 27, 2008 | url=https://www.masslive.com/sports/2008/07/western_mass_pioneers_allow_tw.html | access-date=April 28, 2025}}{{cite web | author=The Republican Sports Desk | title=Western Mass. Pioneers allow two late goals in crushing loss to Wilmington Hammerheads | website=masslive | date=July 27, 2008 | url=https://www.masslive.com/sports/2008/07/western_mass_pioneers_allow_tw.html | access-date=April 28, 2025}} The Revolution released him at the end of the 2008 season.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080603075656/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=33185 New England Revolution bio]
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:North Carolina FC U23 players
Category:Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players
Category:Des Moines Menace players
Category:New England Revolution players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:USL Second Division players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Vanderbilt Commodores men's soccer players
Category:Western Mass Pioneers players
Category:New England Revolution draft picks