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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
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)
2023Virton (loan) 8 (0)
2024 HJK 8 (0)
International career
2016 Belgium U16 3 (0)
2016–2017 Belgium U17 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 November 2020

Alessandro Albanese (born 12 January 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who most recently played as a winger for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki.

Club career

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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

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Albanese is a former youth international for Belgium, having represented the country at under-16 and under-17 levels.

Personal life

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Born in Belgium, Albanese is of Albanian/Arbëresh descent.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 25 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
Career total 67 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 73 3

References

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  1. ^ Sports+, DH Les (13 November 2020). "Albanese, un petit bout de Herstal à Waasland: "J'ai pu y jouer contre Neymar et Mbappé!"". DH Les Sports +.
  2. ^ "Standard, Porto, Waasland-Beveren,...: le fabuleux destin d'Alessandro Albanese". Le Soir Plus. 13 August 2020.
  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
  7. ^ "'Waasland-Beveren test spelers van Frankfurt en Emmen'". www.voetbalnieuws.be.
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