Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 January 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Lier, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
Number | 99 | ||
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) |
2023 | → Virton (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2024– | HJK | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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 [a] | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 59 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 3 |