| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lier, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Egnatia | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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 | 8 | (0) |
| 2025 | RFC Liège | 8 | (1) |
| 2025– | Egnatia | 13 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 November 2020 | |||
Alessandro Albanese (born 12 January 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kategoria Superiore club KF Egnatia.
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]
Albanese is a former youth international for Belgium, having represented the country at under-16 and under-17 levels.
Born in Belgium, Albanese is of Albanian/Arbëresh descent. [7] He holds a dual citizenship of Belgium and Italy.
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup [a] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| RFC Liège | 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 3 | ||