Daniel Alessi

Daniel Alessi

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Alessandro Alessi
Date of birth	26 August 1997
Place of birth	Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre Back / Right Back
Club information
Current team	Western Sydney Wanderers
Number	32
Youth career
2011–2012	NSWIS
2012–2013	FNSW NTC
2013–2014	Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2014–	Western Sydney Wanderers	7	(0)
National team^‡
2014–	Australia U20	17	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ 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 Western Sydney Wanderers FC in the A-League.^[1] He is currently the captain of the Wanderers' Youth team competing in the NPL NSW 2.

Club career

Alessi joined the Wanderers on 13 October 2013 on a Youth League contract for the 2013–14 season.^[2] 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^[3] and was selected for the round's team of the week.^[4] In May 2014 Alessi signed a professional contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2015/16 season.

International career

Alessi was called up to the Australia u-20's training squad in December 2013. ^[5] 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.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League		Cup		Asia		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Western Sydney Wanderers	2013–14	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
	2014–15	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	2015–16	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total		7	0	1	0	3	0	11	0

Honours

Club

Western Sydney Wanderers

• AFC Champions League: 2014

References

1. "Daniel Alessi". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
2. "Daniel Alessi". www.westsydneyfootball.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
3. Greco, John (12 January 2014). "Popovic delighted with Wanderers debutant Alessi". Football Federation Australia.
4. Bellemore, Damien (13 January 2014). "Team of the Week - Round 14". Football Federation Australia.
5. "Sydney FC Stars In Young Socceroos". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
6. "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)