Roman Celentano

Roman Celentano (born September 14, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer.

Roman Celentano
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000
Place of birth Naperville, Illinois, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 FC Cincinnati
Number 18
Youth career
2016–2019 Chicago Sockers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Indiana Hoosiers 39 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– FC Cincinnati 1 (0)
2022– → FC Cincinnati 2 (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 24, 2022

Career

Professional

Celentano decided to forgo his senior year of college at Indiana University to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer, making him eligible for the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. Projected as a Top 10 draft pick,[1] Celentano was drafted second overall by FC Cincinnati in the draft, becoming the highest drafted goalkeeper in the SuperDraft since Andre Blake in 2014. As a Generation adidas player, he signed with FC Cincinnati the same day on January 11, 2022.

Celentano went on loan for the early part of the 2022 season with Cincinnati's reserve team, FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS Next Pro, where he made his professional debut on March 27, 2022 in a 0–2 loss to Philadelphia Union II.[2] Celentano made his first team debut for Cincinnati on April 19, 2022 in a U.S. Open Cup match against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[3] A few days later, on April 24, 2022, Celentano made his MLS debut, starting and playing the full match in a 1–2 loss to Los Angeles FC.[4]

Honors

References
  1. Clark, Travis (January 11, 2022). "Final 2022 MLS Mock Draft". Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  2. "PHIvsCIN 03-27-2022 | Lineups". mlsnextpro.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. Brennan, Pat (April 19, 2022). "US Open Cup: Alvaro Barreal scores twice, leads FC Cincinnati past Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  4. Gough, Brad (April 24, 2022). "Player Ratings: FCC loses 2-1 to LAFC". Cincinnati Soccer Talk. Retrieved April 25, 2022.


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