Alessandro Albanese | |
Birth Date: | 2000 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Lier, Belgium |
Height: | 1.74m |
Position: | Winger |
Currentclub: | HJK |
Clubnumber: | 99 |
Youthyears1: | 2003–2007 |
Youthclubs1: | Herstal |
Youthyears2: | 2007–2015 |
Youthclubs2: | Standard Liège |
Youthyears3: | 2015–2016 |
Youthclubs3: | Porto |
Youthyears4: | 2016–2018 |
Youthclubs4: | Hoffenheim |
Youthyears5: | 2018–2019 |
Youthclubs5: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Years1: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs1: | Waasland-Beveren |
Caps1: | 27 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2022–2024 |
Caps2: | 23 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2023 |
Clubs3: | → Virton (loan) |
Caps3: | 8 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2024– |
Caps4: | 1 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 20 July 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 28 November 2020 |
Alessandro Albanese (born 12 January 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki.
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]
Albanese is a former youth international for Belgium, having represented the country at under-16 and under-17 levels.
Born in Belgium, Albanese is of Italian descent.[7]
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 60 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3 |