Alessandro Albanese
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alessandro Albanese | ||
Date of birth | 12 January 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Lier, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Waasland-Beveren | ||
Number | 12 | ||
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– | Waasland-Beveren | 10 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2020 ‡ 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 Belgian First Division A club Waasland-Beveren.
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]
International career
Born in Belgium, Albanese is of Italian descent.[4] He is a youth international for Belgium.
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.
- ^ "'Waasland-Beveren test spelers van Frankfurt en Emmen'". www.voetbalnieuws.be.
External links
- Alessandro Albanese at Soccerway
- ACFF Profile
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Lier, Belgium
- Belgian footballers
- Belgium youth international footballers
- Belgian people of Italian descent
- Waasland-Beveren players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Association football wingers
- Belgian expatriate footballers
- Belgian expatriates in Portugal
- Belgian expatriates in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Belgian football biography stubs