Alessio Besio

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Alessio Besio
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
SC Freiburg II
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2021 St. Gallen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 St. Gallen B 11 (11)
2021–2023 St. Gallen 34 (2)
2023– SC Freiburg II 8 (3)
International career
2021 Switzerland U19 2 (0)
2023– Switzerland U20 1 (0)
2023– Switzerland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:36, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Alessio Besio (born 18 March 2004) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club SC Freiburg II. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2021. [1]

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Club career

On 30 May 2023, Besio agreed to join SC Freiburg II on a free transfer on 1 July 2023 following the end of his contract with St. Gallen. [2]

Personal life

Besio is the son of former professional footballer Claudio Besio.

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 April 2023 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St. Gallen B 2020–21 Swiss 1. Liga 3232
2022–23 8989
Total11111111
St. Gallen 2020–21 Swiss Super League 11000010
2021–22 2911 [lower-alpha 1] 100302
2022–23 001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2023–24 400040
Total34220362
SC Freiburg II 2023–24 3. Liga 0000
Career total45142100004714
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Swiss Cup

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References

  1. "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. "ALESSIO BESIO VERSTÄRKT DIE ZWEITE". SC Freiburg. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. Alessio Besio at Soccerway