Mateo Pellegrino
Personal information
Full name Mateo Pellegrino Casalanguila
Date of birth (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001[1]
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward[2]
Team information
Current team
 Estudiantes
(on loan from Vélez Sarsfield)
Number 28
Youth career
Valencia
Inter Milan
2018–2021 Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Vélez Sarsfield 9 (0)
2022– → Estudiantes (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:09, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Mateo Pellegrino Casalánguida (born 22 October 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Estudiantes de La Plata, on loan from Vélez Sarsfield.[3]

Club career

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]

International career

September 2019 saw Pellegrino receive a training call-up from Fernando Batista's Argentina U19s.[9]

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.[10]

Personal life

Pellegrino is the son of football manager and former footballer Mauricio Pellegrino, while uncle Maximiliano was also a professional footballer.[1][11][12] He was born in Valencia, Spain while his father was playing in La Liga for the football club of the same name.[1]

Career statistics

As of 1 April 2021.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vélez Sarsfield 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 000000000000
2021[nb 2] 1000—000010
Career total 100000000010

    Notes

    1. ↑ Soccerway counts 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
    2. ↑ Soccerway counts 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Juveniles: De tal palo..." Vélez Sarsfield. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
    2. ↑ "Mateo Pellegrino". World Football. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
    3. 1 2 3 "Argentina - M. Pellegrino". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
    4. ↑ "Destacado Fecha 11: Mateo Pellegrino". Vélez Sarsfield. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
    5. ↑ "Pellegrino, padre, y la primera convocatoria a Pellegrino, hijo". IAM Noticias. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
    6. ↑ "¿Debuta el hijo del Flaco?". Olé. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
    7. ↑ "El Flaco Pellegrino hizo debutar a su hijo, Mateo". Olé. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
    8. ↑ ESTUDIANTES REFUERZA EL ATAQUE: PRESENTÓ A MATEO PELLEGRINO, infocielo.com, 27 June 2022
    9. ↑ "Sub 19: Nuevas convocatorias". Vélez Sarsfield. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
    10. ↑ "Lukaku y Pratto, los referentes de Mateo Pellegrino, goleador de Vélez". ESPN. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
    11. ↑ "Mateo Pellegrino: "Voy a trabajar para que mi papá me tenga en cuenta"". TyC Sports. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
    12. ↑ "La dinastía Pellegrino y otra vuelta olímpica en Vélez". IAM Noticias. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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