Daniel Alessi

Daniel Alessi
Personal information
Full name Daniel Alessandro Alessi
Date of birth (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997
Place of birth Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing position Centre Back / Full Back
Club information
Current team
Newcastle Jets
Number 21
Youth career
2011–2012 NSWIS
2012–2013 FNSW NTC
2013–2016 Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Western Sydney Wanderers 7 (0)
2016 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 8 (0)
2016– Newcastle Jets 0 (0)
National team
2014– Australia U20 17 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2015

Daniel Alessandro Alessi (born 26 August 1997) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a defender for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.

Club career

Western Sydney Wanderers

Alessi joined the Western Sydney Wanderers on 13 October 2013 on a Youth League contract for the 2013–14 season.[1] Alessi played his debut game in the senior team in the second Sydney derby of the season on 11 January 2014. He impressed the coach Tony Popovic[2] and was selected for the round's team of the week.[3] In May 2014 Alessi signed a professional contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2015–16 season.

Newcastle Jets

Shortly after being released by the Western Sydney Wanderers,[4] Alessi signed with the Newcastle Jets.[5] A month and a half after joining Newcastle Jets, he was ruled out for the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in training.[6]

International career

Alessi was called up to the Australia u-20's training squad in December 2013. [7] In September, Alessi travelled to Vietnam for the 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship. Alessi was also selected for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship in October.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Asia Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Western Sydney Wanderers 2013–14A-League 30002050
2014–15 40001050
2015–16 00100010
Wanderers total701030110
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth2016NPL NSW 2 80000080
Newcastle Jets2016–17A-League00000000
Career total 1501030190

Honours

Club

Western Sydney Wanderers

References

  1. "Daniel Alessi". www.westsydneyfootball.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. Greco, John (12 January 2014). "Popovic delighted with Wanderers debutant Alessi". Football Federation Australia.
  3. Bellemore, Damien (13 January 2014). "Team of the Week - Round 14". Football Federation Australia.
  4. "Transfer news: Wanderers release young trio". A-League. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  5. "Transfer news: Jets snap up former Wanderer". A-League. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  6. "Jets' new signing suffers season-ending injury". Football Federation Australia. 14 July 2016.
  7. "Sydney FC Stars In Young Socceroos". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  8. "Paul Okon names Young Socceroos squad for AFC U-19 Championship". http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/. Retrieved 30 September 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
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