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Gabriel Perrotta

Gabriel Perrotta Bacellar (born December 26, 1998) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. He represented Paraguay at youth level.

Gabriel Perrotta
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Perrotta Bacellar
Date of birth (1998-12-26) December 26, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Asuncion, Paraguay
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Number 12
Youth career
2018 Nacional
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 UNC Wilmington Seahawks 61 (0)
2023 Marshall Thundering Herd 21 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Guarani 0 (0)
2024– Pittsburgh Riverhounds 4 (0)
International career
2015 Paraguay U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Youth and college

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Prior to playing for college teams in the United States, Perrotta played for Club Nacional's youth teams. However, he never played for the first team, and joined professional team Club Guaraní in 2018.[1]

Perrotta joined Wilmington in 2019, and was in the league's Rookie Team of the Season.[2][3] Perrotta kept 6 shutouts in the 2020–21 season, making 4 saves in the 2–0 win over Elon.[4][5] In 2021, Perrotta had a notable performance in the game against Campbell in the 3–2 loss, making a career high of 7 saves.[6] In 2022, Perrotta held a momentous 3-game shutout streak from September 13–20.[7][8][9]

After the 2022 season with Wilmington, Perrotta signed with Marshall Thundering Herd for the 2023 season.[10] Perrotta was named Goalkeeper of the Year with Marshall after the 2023 season.[11] In the games Perrotta played, he kept 10.5 clean sheets (Perrotta missed 6 minutes of a game that Marshall kept a clean sheet in) and of the games he played in, 17 of those were wins.[12] Following the 2023 season with Thundering Herd, Perrotta signed with professional team Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

Professional

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At age 19, Perrotta left youth football and joined Paraguayan club Guarani. He was a substitute in Guarani's 2–1 win over Club Atlético 3 de Febrero.[13] Perrotta departed Guarani in 2019 and returned to college football, this time in the United States with UNC Wilmington Seahawks.[14]

Perrotta returned to professional football when on March 7, 2024, he signed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC in the USL Championship as a former trialist.[15][16] He was given the number 12.[17] Perrotta was the second player from UNC Wilmington to sign with Pittsburgh that year, as Jacob Randolph had as well.[18] Former Riverhounds goalkeeper Jonathan Gomes had also signed from Wilmington the previous year.[19]

Perrotta got his first start (and his professional debut) for Pittsburgh in the U.S. Open Cup against FC Tulsa, where coach Bob Lilley decided to rotate the squad heavily. Perrotta would receive praise from fans due to his composure in between the sticks, though FC Tulsa were still able to get the win, 1-0. Perrotta made 3 saves.[20][21][22][23] A few days later, Perrotta would get to start a USL Championship game once again against FC Tulsa, getting picked over Eric Dick. Perrotta saved a penalty in the 12th minute but the ball came off the post and off Perrotta's head and into the net. It was given as a Perrotta own-goal. However, later in the game, Perrotta made a foul leading to a penalty. He received a yellow-card, though he ended up saving Phillip Goodrum's penalty. The match ended 2-2.[24][25][26][27][28]

Perrotta kept his first clean sheet in the 4-0 thrashing of Miami FC a few months later, only getting the start because of an injury to Eric Dick. Perrotta made four saves, including saving a deflection after a shot from Jordan Ayimbila. The second shot from Frank López was blocked by Illal Osumanu, preserving a first professional clean sheet for Perrotta.[29][30] Perrotta, as well as his teammate, Bertin Jacquesson, were honoured in the Team of the Week for Week 31.[31]

International career

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Perrotta represented the Paraguay national under-17 football team, playing at the U17 FIFA World Cup Chile 2015 and the South American qualifiers.[32]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "El arquero Perrotta podría debutar en Guaraní - Fútbol - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ^ Potter, Bill. "CAA Announces Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". caasports.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ^ "Perrotta Earns CAA Rookie Honor". UNC Wilmington Athletics. 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ^ "Men's Soccer Comes Up Short Against UNCW On Saturday". Elon University Athletics. 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. ^ "2020-21 UNC Wilmington Seahawks Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  6. ^ "Campbell Holds Off Seahawks for 3-2 Win". UNC Wilmington Athletics. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  7. ^ "Seahawks Battle To Scoreless Draw". UNC Wilmington Athletics. 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  8. ^ "Men's Soccer vs South Carolina on 9/13/2022 - Box Score". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  9. ^ "Gabriel Perrotta - Men's Soccer". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  10. ^ "Gabriel Perrotta - Men's Soccer". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  11. ^ "HerdNation - No. 4 Marshall Men's Soccer Sweeps Major 2023 SBC Postseason Awards". marshall.rivals.com. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  12. ^ "No. 1 Herd Men's Soccer Named Top Overall Seed in 2023 NCAA Tournament". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  13. ^ "Guarani 2-1 3 de Febrero (7 Apr, 2018) Final Score - ESPN (UK)". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  14. ^ Vision, Guarani (2022-12-09). "Guarani Vision's Interview with Gabriel Perrotta – Guarani Vision – Podcast". Podtail. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  15. ^ Coreschi, Colton (2024-03-07). "Riverhounds finalize signings of trialist duo Aiden O'Toole and Gabriel Perrotta". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  16. ^ "Two more new signings on board for 2024". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  17. ^ "Two More New Signings on Board for Riverhounds". OurSports Central. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  18. ^ "Jacob Randolph - Men's Soccer". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  19. ^ "Jonathan Gomes - Men's Soccer". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  20. ^ "Late Tulsa goal bounces Hounds from Cup". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  21. ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, Pirates News, Live Coverage". DKPittsburghSports.com. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  22. ^ "Photo Gallery: No magic for Riverhounds in this year's Open Cup". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  23. ^ Steele, Jerin (2024-05-07). "With fresh lineup, Riverhounds lose to FC Tulsa, bow out of U.S. Open Cup". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  24. ^ Krysinsky, John (2024-05-11). "Riverhounds storm back in second half to draw FC Tulsa, 2-2". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  25. ^ "Two-goal comeback earns draw at Tulsa". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  26. ^ "Riverhounds rally for draw with Tulsa". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  27. ^ "Oilers lose at Green Bay, FC Tulsa gets draw vs Pittsburgh SC". www.fox23.com. 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  28. ^ Lewis, Barry (2024-05-12). "FC Tulsa settles for draw after another late lead slips away | Barry Lewis' three takeaways". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  29. ^ "Jacquesson hat trick fuels Hounds romp in Miami". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  30. ^ "Bertin Jacquesson's hat track powers Riverhounds past Miami". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  31. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (2024-10-08). "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 31". USL Championship. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  32. ^ "Paraguay - G. Perrota - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  33. ^ * CAA All conference team x4 2023 Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Awards and All-Conference Teams Announced, sunbeltsports.org, 11 March 2023
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