Alessandro Pietrelli (born 5 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club

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Career

Born in

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, Pietrelli made his first steps in football with

Fano Fano () is a city and ''comune'' of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort southeast of Pesaro, located where the ''Via Flaminia'' reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is the third city in the region by pop ...

, before moving to

Cesena Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...

's youth set-up. Aged 15, he returned to his hometown to join

's youth sector, where he remained until 2022. That year, he moved to Feralpisalò. He made 57 appearances and he scored six goals across

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and

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with the Lombard team. In 2024–25, he scored five goals in 21 matches in the first half of the season with Feralpisalò. On 22 January 2025, Pietrelli was loaned to

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who sent them to play with their Next Gen team with option to buy and obbligation in certain cases. He made his Juventus Next Gen debut on the following 24 January in a victory against

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. A week later, he made his first start, and also scored his first goal with Juventus Next Gen, in a match drawn 1–1 against AZ Picerno. On 26 February, he was called up by first-team coach

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for a

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match against

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Style of playing

Pietrelli is a 1.94 m tall offensive midfielder, who can also play as a second-forward or as a right winger. Thanks to his versatility, Pietrelli proved to be a key figure in Next Gen coach Massimo Brambilla's tactical system.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pietrelli, Alessandro 2003 births Living people Alma Juventus Fano 1906 players Cesena FC players Bologna FC 1909 players Feralpisalò players Juventus FC players Juventus Next Gen players Serie B players Serie C players Men's association football midfielders Italian footballers Footballers from Bologna