Alessandro Albanese
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Lier, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2007 | Herstal | ||
2007–2015 | Standard Liège | ||
2015–2016 | Porto | ||
2016–2018 | Hoffenheim | ||
2018–2019 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Waasland-Beveren | 27 | (1) |
2022–2024 | Oostende | 23 | (2) |
2023 | → Virton (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2024– | HJK | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 November 2020 |
Alessandro Albanese (born 12 January 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki.
Club career
Albanese began playing football at the age of 3 at Herstal, and continued his football training in the academies of Standard Liège, Porto, Hoffenheim, and Eintracht Frankfurt.[1] After a year without a club, Albanese signed a professional contract with Waasland-Beveren in the summer of 2020.[2] Albanese made his professional debut with Waasland-Beveren in a 3-1 Belgian First Division A win over K.V. Kortrijk, assisting his side's first goal in the 10th minute.[3]
On 4 January 2022, Albanese moved to Belgian Pro League club Oostende and signed a contract until 2025.[4] On 18 January 2023, he was loaned by Challenger Pro League side Virton.[5]
On 4 July 2024, Albanese signed with HJK Helsinki in Finnish Veikkausliiga.[6]
International career
Albanese is a former youth international for Belgium, having represented the country at under-16 and under-17 levels.
Personal life
Born in Belgium, Albanese is of Italian descent.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 20 July 2024.
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Waasland-Beveren | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Challenger Pro League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
Oostende | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||
Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
Virton (loan) | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
HJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 60 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3 |
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ Sports+, DH Les (November 13, 2020). "Albanese, un petit bout de Herstal à Waasland: "J'ai pu y jouer contre Neymar et Mbappé!"". DH Les Sports +.
- ^ "Standard, Porto, Waasland-Beveren,...: le fabuleux destin d'Alessandro Albanese". Le Soir Plus. August 13, 2020.
- ^ "Kortrijk vs. Waasland-Beveren - 9 August 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "NEW PLAYER: ALESSANDRO ALBANESE" (Press release). Oostende. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Alessandro Albanese" (in French). Virton. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Alessandro Albanese HJK:n hyökkäykseen, hjk.fi, 4 July 2024
- ^ "'Waasland-Beveren test spelers van Frankfurt en Emmen'". www.voetbalnieuws.be.
External links
- Alessandro Albanese at Soccerway
- ACFF Profile
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