Alessandro Riep | |
Fullname: | Alessandro Riep Klekoc |
Birth Date: | 3 July 2003 |
Birth Place: | Valparaíso, Chile |
Height: | 1.74 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Audax Italiano (on loan from Gimnasia de Mendoza) |
Clubnumber: | 22 |
Youthclubs1: | Godoy Cruz |
Youthclubs2: | Academia Chacras |
Youthyears3: | 2019–2021 |
Youthclubs3: | Gimnasia de Mendoza |
Years1: | 2021– |
Caps1: | 5 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2023– |
Clubs2: | → Audax Italiano (loan) |
Caps2: | 10 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 3 February 2024 |
Alessandro Riep Klekoc (born 3 July 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Audax Italiano on loan from Gimnasia de Mendoza.
Born in Valparaíso, Chile,[1] Riep moved to Argentina at early age and was with both Godoy Cruz and Academia Chacras before joining the Gimnasia de Mendoza youth system in 2019. He made his professional debut in a Primera Nacional match against Estudiantes de Río Cuarto on 5 July 2021.[2]
In 2023, he returned to his country of birth by signing on loan with Audax Italiano in the top division.[3] [4]
Riep is the son of the former Argentine football midfielder Rodrigo Riep, who also played in Chile.[5] [6] His older brother, Gianluca, is also a former footballer who played for clubs in Venezuela and Chile.[7] [8]