Daniel Alessi

Daniel Alessi
Personal information
Full name Daniel Alessander Alessi[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Dandenong Thunder
Number 3
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 NPL 8 (0)
2016–2018 Newcastle Jets 0 (0)
2017–2018 Newcastle Jets NPL 7 (0)
2018 Manly United 19 (0)
2018–2019 Sasso Marconi 30 (0)
2019–2020 Hereford 0 (0)
2020Stratford Town (dual) 6 (0)
2020 Gosport Borough 2 (0)
2020 Blacktown City 2 (0)
2021–2022 Hakoah Sydney City East 41 (2)
2023- St George City 28 (3)
2024– Dandenong Thunder 2 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Australia U20 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2015

Daniel Alessander Alessi (born 26 August 1997) is an Australian footballer who currently plays for Dandenong Thunder, where he plays as a defender.[2]

Club career

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Western Sydney Wanderers

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Alessi joined the Western Sydney Wanderers on 13 October 2013 on a Youth League contract for the 2013–14 season.[3] 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[4] and was selected for the round's team of the week.[5] In May 2014 Alessi signed a professional contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2015–16 season.

Newcastle Jets

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Shortly after being released by the Western Sydney Wanderers,[6] Alessi signed with the Newcastle Jets.[7][8] On 19 February 2018, after not playing for the club, Alessi was released by Newcastle Jets to allow him to take up an opportunity at Manly United.[9]

On 11 January 2020, Alessi joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Stratford Town, on dual registration from Hereford.[10]

In February 2020, Alessi signed a permanent deal with Gosport Borough.[11]

Alessi returned to Australia, signing with National Premier Leagues club Blacktown City in July 2020.[12]

International career

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Alessi was called up to the Australia u-20's training squad in December 2013.[13] 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.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League Cup Asia Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Western Sydney Wanderers 2013–14 A-League 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
Wanderers total 7 0 1 0 3 0 11 0
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 2016 NPL NSW 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Newcastle Jets 2016–17 A-League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jets total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 15 0 1 0 3 0 19 0

Honours

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Club

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Western Sydney Wanderers

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ Uhe, Marcus. "A forecast for thunder strikes". Star Journal. Star Journal. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Daniel Alessi". www.westsydneyfootball.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. ^ Greco, John (12 January 2014). "Popovic delighted with Wanderers debutant Alessi". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
  5. ^ Bellemore, Damien (13 January 2014). "Team of the Week - Round 14". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Transfer news: Wanderers release young trio". A-League. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Transfer news: Jets snap up former Wanderer". A-League. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Jets' new signing suffers season-ending injury". Football Federation Australia. 14 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Player departure: Daniel Alessi". Newcastle Jets. 19 February 2018.
  10. ^ "New Signing:Daniel Alessi signs for the Blues". Stratford Town. 11 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Club announce - double player signing". Gosport Borough F.C. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Kickoff". National Premier Leagues.
  13. ^ "Sydney FC Stars In Young Socceroos". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Paul Okon names Young Socceroos squad for AFC U-19 Championship". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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