Alessandro_Biello
Alessandro Biello
Canadian soccer player (born 2006)
Alessandro Simone Biello (born April 7, 2006) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alessandro Simone Biello | ||
| Date of birth | (2006-04-07) April 7, 2006 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Montréal, Québec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CF Montréal | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC St-Léonard | |||
| 2014–2024 | CF Montréal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | CF Montréal U23 | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | CF Montréal | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | → CF Montréal U23 (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Canada U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 18, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 27, 2024 | |||
Biello began playing youth soccer at age four with FC St-Léonard.[1] In 2014, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy (later re-named the CF Montréal Academy) at U8 level.[2] In December 2023, he went on a three-week training stint with the academy of Italian club Bologna.[3]
In 2023, he played with CF Montréal U23 in the Ligue1 Québec, making nine appearances.[4]
In March 2024, he signed a two-year homegrown player contract with options for 2026 to 2028 with CF Montréal in Major League Soccer.[5][6] On May 7, 2024, he made his first team debut in a substitute appearance against Forge FC in the 2024 Canadian Championship.[7] He made his league debut on May 15 against the Columbus Crew.[8]
In October 2022, he made his debut in the Canadian program attending a camp with the Canada U17 team.[1] He later represented the U17s at the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4]
In February 2024, he was named to the Canada U20 team for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament.[4]
Biello is the son of Mauro Biello and the nephew of Nick De Santis, both former Canadian national team players.
- As of 22 May 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CF Montréal U23 | 2022[10] | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | 9 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| CF Montréal | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| CF Montréal U23 (loan) | 2024 | Ligue1 Québec | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
- "Le CF Montréal s'entend avec Alessandro Biello, fils de Mauro Biello" [CF Montreal reaches agreement with Alessandro Biello, son of Mauro Biello]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French). March 27, 2024.
- "Three CF Montréal Academy players to train in Bologna". CF Montréal. December 4, 2023.
- Téotonio, Jean-François (March 27, 2024). "Des contrats pour les Québécois Alessandro Biello et Matteo Schiavoni" [Contracts for Quebecers Alessandro Biello and Matteo Schiavoni]. La Presse (in French).
- "Marque finale - CF Montréal 1-3 Columbus Crew" [Final score - CF Montreal 1-3 Columbus Crew]. CF Montréal (in French). May 15, 2024.
- Alessandro Biello at Soccerway
- "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- Alessandro Biello at Soccerway