| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Bologna, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus Next Gen | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fano | |||
| –2018 | Cesena | ||
| 2018–2022 | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Feralpisalò | 54 | (6) |
| 2025 | → Juventus (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Juventus Next Gen (res.) | 13 | (3) |
| 2025– | Juventus Next Gen | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2025 | |||
Alessandro Pietrelli (born 5 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie C Group B club Juventus Next Gen.
Born in Bologna, Pietrelli made his first steps in football with Fano, before moving to Cesena's youth set-up. Aged 15, he returned to his hometown to join Bologna's youth sector, where he remained until 2022. That year, he moved to Feralpisalò.
He made 57 appearances and he scored six goals across Serie B and Serie C with the Lombard team. [1] [2] In 2024–25, he scored five goals in 21 matches in the first half of the season with Feralpisalò. [1]
On 22 January 2025, Pietrelli was loaned to Juventus who sent them to play with their Next Gen team with option to buy and obbligation in certain cases. [1] [3] He made his Juventus Next Gen debut on the following 24 January in a victory against Trapani. A week later, he made his first start, and also scored his first goal with Juventus Next Gen, in a match drawn 1–1 against AZ Picerno. [1] On 26 February, he was called up by first-team coach Thiago Motta for a Coppa Italia match against Empoli. [1]
Pietrelli is a 1.94 m tall offensive midfielder, who can also play as a second-forward or as a right winger. [4] Thanks to his versatility, Pietrelli proved to be a key figure in Next Gen coach Massimo Brambilla's tactical system. [4]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feralpisalò | 2022–23 | Serie C | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 15 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie C | 21 | 5 | — | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Total | 54 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 13 | ||
| Juventus Next Gen (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie C | 13 | 3 | — | 2 [a] | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
| Career total | 67 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 77 | 17 | ||