Mateo Pellegrino
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateo Pellegrino Casalanguila | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-forward[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Parma | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Inter Milan | |||
| 2018–2021 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Vélez Sarsfield | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Platense (loan) | 51 | (15) |
| 2025– | Parma | 42 | (11) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:26, 13 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Mateo Pellegrino Casalánguida (born 22 October 2001) is a Spanish-born Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Serie A club Parma.[3]
Pellegrino played in various youth academies across Europe due to his father's footballing commitments on the continent, with the centre-forward notably appearing for Valencia and Inter Milan.[1][4] In 2018, Pellegrino joined the Vélez Sarsfield academy; a few years before his father would become manager at first-team level.[1] He was promoted to the senior set-up for the first time in January 2021.[5][6] He soon appeared on the substitute's bench for a Copa de la Liga Profesional fixture with Rosario Central on 16 January, though he went unused in a 3–1 away win.[3] His debut arrived under father Mauricio in the same competition on 31 March against Banfield.[7] On 27 June 2022, Pellegrino joined fellow league club Estudiantes on loan until June 2023 with a purchase option.[8]
On 3 February 2025, Pellegrino signed with Parma in Italy.[9]
International career
September 2019 saw Pellegrino receive a training call-up from Fernando Batista's Argentina U19s.[10]
Style of play
Before becoming a centre-forward, Pellegrino played as a left-back and as a winger.[1] He cites Romelu Lukaku and Lucas Pratto as players who he shapes his game on.[11]