Alessandro Albanese

Alessandro Albanese (born 12 January 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian First Division A club Oostende.

Alessandro Albanese
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000
Place of birth Lier, Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Oostende
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– Oostende 2 (0)
National team‡
2016 Belgium U16 3 (0)
2016–2017 Belgium U17 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 November 2020

Club career

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 Oostende and signed a contract until 2025.[4]

International career

Born in Belgium, Albanese is of Italian descent.[5] He is a youth international for Belgium.

References
  1. Sports+, DH Les (November 13, 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. August 13, 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. "'Waasland-Beveren test spelers van Frankfurt en Emmen'". www.voetbalnieuws.be.
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