"Peter Mangione will play for the Brooklyn Football Club during its inaugural USL Championship season, the team announced on Wednesday, January 14. "We are proud to announce the signing of Peter Mangione!" Brooklyn Football Club posted via Instagram. "Peter, a native Marylander, joins Brooklyn from the FC Cincinnati organization after turning pro with FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS NEXT Pro. Welcome to Brooklyn!""
"Prior to turning pro, Peter had a stellar collegiate career at Penn State University, where he scored 31 career goals and earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2021 and 2023. He was also named to the first-team Scholar All America team in 2023. According to the Penn State athletic website, Peter majored in political science at the university."
"Peter isn't the only prominent cousin of Luigi. His cousin Nino Mangione is currently a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates. When the Mangione family issued a statement after Luigi's arrest in December 2024, it was released by Nino, 38, on social media. "Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi's arrest," the statement read. "We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson"
Peter Mangione signed with Brooklyn Football Club for the team's inaugural USL Championship season and will play home matches at Maimonides Park. He joins Brooklyn from the FC Cincinnati organization after turning pro with FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS NEXT Pro. The club described him as a balanced midfielder who can cover ground and impact matches in the final third. Peter made 28 appearances for FC Cincinnati in 2025, starting 26 games. He scored 31 goals at Penn State, earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2021 and 2023, and was first-team Scholar All America in 2023. His cousin Luigi, 27, is incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center, and cousin Nino Mangione, a Maryland House delegate, released a family statement after Luigi’s December 2024 arrest.
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