Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 March 2004 | ||
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 | |||
–2021 | St. Gallen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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]
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]
Besio is the son of former professional footballer Claudio Besio.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St. Gallen B | 2020–21 | Swiss 1. Liga | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | 8 | 9 | – | – | – | 8 | 9 | |||||
Total | 11 | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | 11 | |||||
St. Gallen | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 29 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 2 | ||||
SC Freiburg II | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 45 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 14 |
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