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Name: Albert Edward
Position: Defender
Age: 22
Date of Birth: November 19th, 1991
Birth Place: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Citizenship: Australian

Residence (Green Card): United States of America

Height: 5’10”
Weight: 180lbs/81kgs

Profile

Albert is the Eldest Son out of 3 kids of Robert and Janet Edward Barongo. Born in Dar es Salaam, it was during his time at the International School of Tanganyika that Albert discovered a talent and found a passion for football. At the age of 10 his parents moved with him to South Africa where he played with his school team, Crawford College. At the age of 13, Albert made a move yet again with his family to Australia where he made great strides in his career. He played for various clubs around Brisbane & the Gold Coast and played for his school John Paul College. During this time Albert also went on to represent Australia’s u13, u14, u15, u15, 16 & 17 for the Gothia Cup in Sweden and Denmark. Albert started of his career playing in the position of Striker where he gained many awards such as being recognized as the top scorer of his entire division at just the age of 14. At the age of 17, Albert got selected by Brisbane Roar, FC, one of the teams in the A-League, but his parents asked if he could play as an amateur as they knew they were going to move to the States and knew that the college system in the United States had a huge emphasis in not only supporting an athletes sporting endeavors but also his academic achievements.

Albert began his soccer career in the States in 2010 playing for his college team, Lindsey Wilson College. He chose to major in Business Administration: Finance as his family owns a commercial real estate company, Alea Group, and during his off season and down time, Albert can be found helping around the office. In 2011, the Lindsey Wilson Men’s Soccer Team won the NAIA Championship, and were semi-finalists in 2012 & 2013. During the summer Albert also played for the PDL (Premier Development League) teams, River City Rovers in 2011 & 2012 and with Des Moines Menace in 2013, with which they advanced in the Third Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup before falling to MLS side Sporting KC. On January 16th, 2014, Albert got selected as one of the 76 players out of 267 college soccer players in the MLS SuperDraft, and on January 21st, 2014, the Colorado Rapids selected him as a fourth round draft pick.