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 | 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 | 23 | (2) |
2023 | → Virton (loan) | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 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 Challenger Pro League club Oostende.
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] On 18 January 2023, he was loaned by Virton. [5]
Born in Belgium, Albanese is of Italian descent. [6] He is a youth international for Belgium.