Alessandro Albanese
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lier, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Egnatia | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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 | 8 | (0) |
| 2025 | RFC Liège | 8 | (1) |
| 2025– | Egnatia | 22 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 November 2020 | |||
Alessandro Albanese (born 12 January 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Albanian Kategoria Superiore club KF Egnatia.
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]
International career
Albanese is a former youth international for Belgium, having represented the country at under-16 and under-17 levels.
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