| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||