Alessandro Albanese

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Alessandro Albanese
Personal information
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Waasland-Beveren 27 (1)
2022–2024 Oostende 23 (2)
2023Virton (loan) 8 (0)
2024– HJK 0 (0)
International career
2016 Belgium U16 3 (0)
2016–2017 Belgium U17 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 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.

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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 16 July 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Waasland-Beveren 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 24120261
2021–22 Challenger Pro League 401050
Total281300000311
Oostende 2021–22 Belgian Pro League8181
2022–23 Belgian Pro League11010120
2023–24 Challenger Pro League410041
Total232100000242
Virton (loan) 2022–23 Challenger Pro League8080
HJK 2024 Veikkausliiga 00001 [lower-alpha 2] 00010
Career total593401000643

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References

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  3. "Kortrijk vs. Waasland-Beveren - 9 August 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. "NEW PLAYER: ALESSANDRO ALBANESE" (Press release). Oostende. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. "Alessandro Albanese" (in French). Virton. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. Alessandro Albanese HJK:n hyökkäykseen, hjk.fi, 4 July 2024
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