"Peter Mangione, a 24-year-old midfielder from Hunt Valley, Md., has signed a contract with Brooklyn FC of for its USL Championship roster, the team announced Wednesday. A Penn State product, Mangione enjoyed a standout run with the Nittany Lions, notching 31 career goals and twice earning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors (2021, '23). Last season, Mangione logged two goals and five assists over 28 appearances. "He brings a balanced midfield profile to Brooklyn, with the engine to cover ground and the end product to impact matches in the final third," his new team said in its release."
"Brooklyn FC will open its inaugural season competing for the USL Championship on March 8, facing Indy Eleven at Maimonides Park in Coney Island - approximately 6 miles from Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, where Peter's cousin Luigi is currently housed. Luigi Mangione, 27, is accused of assassinating Thompson outside the health insurance company's investor conference in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024. After a five-day manhunt, he was apprehended inside an Altoona, Pa., McDonald's. Judge Margaret Garnett this week backtracked on a prior ruling, electing to hold an evidentiary hearing to determine if Mangione's backpack was lawfully seized and searched during the arrest."
Peter Mangione, 24, from Hunt Valley, Maryland, signed with Brooklyn FC's USL Championship roster. He scored 31 career goals at Penn State and earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in 2021 and 2023, serving as vice captain in 2021. He spent the previous two seasons with FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS Next and recorded two goals and five assists in 28 appearances last season. Brooklyn FC described him as a balanced midfielder capable of covering ground and impacting the final third. Brooklyn FC opens its inaugural USL Championship season March 8 at Maimonides Park, about six miles from the Metropolitan Detention Center where his cousin Luigi is held.
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