USL Hartford Athletic

Hartford Athletic Announces Two Player Signings Including Goalkeeper

Published on January 23, 2019 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Hartford Athletic News Release


Hartford - Hartford Athletic announced the signing of goalkeeper Frederik Due ( K=F8ge, Denmark), as well as Forward Giuseppe Gentile (Miami, FL) for the Club's inaugural USL Championship season in 2019, pending league and federation approval.

Due becomes the first Goalkeeper signed to the Hartford Athletic roster. "Frederik is a top-quality goalkeeper who played at the highest levels in Denmark," said Jimmy Nielsen, who had a 20-year career as a keeper himself. "He has great reflexes and is an important addition to our Club."

Gentile joins a deep group of forwards that includes Jose Angulo, Sebastian Dalgaard, Alex Dixon, Mac Steeves, and Wojciech Wojcik. "Giuseppe is a very experienced USL player who will be important both on the field and in our locker room," said Nielsen. "Having this kind of depth at forward is going to give our Club a great advantage."

Hartford Athletic will host the second of two open tryouts on Friday January 25th at 9am at Sportsworld in East Windsor, CT. The tryout is at full capacity with players from 15 different states and 5 different countries expected to attend.

As Hartford Athletic continues to prepare for its Inaugural 2019 USL Championship Season, fans can purchase their season tickets and become a Founding Member at HartfordAthletic.com/tickets.

PLAYER PROFILES

Frederik Due is a keeper from K=F8ge, Denmark. The 26-year old spent five years with HB K=F8ge of the Danish First League before joining Randers of the Danish Superliga in 2016. Due totaled 37 clean sheets in his eight seasons in Denmark.

Giuseppe Gentile is a Forward from Miami, Florida. Gentile was drafted by the MLS's Chicago Fire and subsequently spent the past five seasons in USL . Gentile had a career year in 2017, scoring nine goals while playing for Puerto Rico FC of the NASL.

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