Player Name
Frankie Ciliberto
Born and raised in Rochester, NY, 22 year old Ciliberto attended Churchville-Chili High School and was a 2 time All-State and All-Greater Rochester selection. He was also the Monroe County Player of the Year and Scholar All-American his senior year. Throughout his high school career Frankie recorded 21 goals and 19 assists. Frank attended the Worcester Polytechnic Institute and won the conference tournament and made their first NCAA appearance in 2017. He was only able to play 3 years due to an injury during his collegiate career but during those years he scored 8 goals and had 6 assists. Frankie’s father, Frank Ciliberto was an original Rochester Flash player in 1984 and one of SoccerSam’s all-time favorite Flash players.
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Date of Birth- 7/10/1997
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High School- Churchville Chili
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Hometown- Spencerport
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College- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Favorite Soccer Team- Liverpool
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Favorite Soccer Player- Francesco Totti
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Favorite # and why- 8 was given to me at a young age and I stuck with it
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Do you play or have you played other sports- First Varsity sport in high school was bowling and I played lacrosse for many years.
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Best advice someone has given you- Anytime I would ever complain to my dad he would always come back at me by sarcastically saying “Well, maybe you should just quit”. That’s something that I think about after and has forced me to face conflict rather than complain about it.
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Favorite TV show- Stranger Things
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Favorite place to eat in Rochester- Calios
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Do you have a pet- Dog. His name is Monte
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If you could have dinner with 3 famous people who would it be- Jim Carrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jimmy Fallon
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What are your career plans after soccer/school- After completing my bachelors and a mechanical engineer, I plan on moving back to Rochester for work and continue playing soccer until my body doesn’t let me anymore.