Former St. Francis Brooklyn Salvatore Barone will patrol the midfield for the Cosmos. (Photo courtesy of St. Francis Brooklyn College SID)

NEW YORK — The Cosmos Friday announced the signing of former St. Francis Brooklyn College midfielder Salvatore Barone.

Barone, 21, training with the North American Soccer League club during preseason.

The 5-6, 146-lb. Barone played with the Brooklyn Italians in the National Premier Soccer League in 2016, as an opponent to the Cosmos B team.

The son of Cosmos affiliate club manager Joe Barone, Salvatore helped St. Francis win the Northeast Conference title and reach the first round of the NCAA Division I tournament. The Terriers (12-5-3) fell at Dartmouth College, 1-0.

Barone played at Xaverian High School under head coach Carlos Jaguande, a former member of the Brooklyn Italians.

The Cosmos travel to Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium to take on Puerto Rico FC Saturday at 7:30 p.m. before hosting Miami FC in their home opener at MCU Park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, Saturday, April 1 at 7 p.m.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.