Andrés D'Alessandro

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Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro (born 15 April 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He has played top-flight football in Argentina, Germany, England, Spain, Brazil and Uruguay.

He won an Olympic gold medal with Argentina in 2004 and also played at that year's Copa América.

In 2020, he was awarded Brazilian citizenship.[1][2]

Club career

Early career

D'Alessandro was born in the La Paternal section of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He joined the labor force as a pizza delivery boy before becoming a professional footballer.[3] Known as El Cabezón ("The Big Headed") for how large his big head looks on his small frame rather than any ego connotations,[4] he emerged through the River Plate youth system[5] that has produced much of Argentina's top talent over the years. He followed the likes of Santiago Solari and Pablo Aimar through the ranks, together with Javier Saviola, with whom he shared the limelight in the 2001 Youth World Championship. With the River Plate senior team, he won the 2001–02 and 2002–03 Primera División titles.

Spell in Europe

D'Alessandro attracted attention from European clubs following his success and performances at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He eventually transferred to Wolfsburg in July 2003 for a club record €9 million.[6] On 21 September 2005, D'Alessandro scored the Bundesliga's 40,000th goal since its creation in 1963, netting the fourth goal in a 4–2 victory over Hannover 96.

On 31 January 2006, to the surprise of most fans, D'Alessandro joined English Premier League club Portsmouth on loan for the remainder of the season.[7] His main objective with his new club was to blend in with new teammates and help his club to avoid relegation. On Easter Monday, 17 April, he scored his first goal in English football – a contender for goal of the season – in Portsmouth's 2–1 defeat away to Charlton Athletic.[8]

Portsmouth survived and manager Harry Redknapp sought to sign D'Alessandro on a permanent basis. But he was attracting the attention of many European clubs with strong interest from the likes of Atlético Madrid and Benfica. On 17 June he ended the speculation regarding his career by completing a season-long loan switch to La Liga outfit Real Zaragoza, citing his desire to play in Spain as a major factor in his decision. On 6 June 2007, he signed a contract at Zaragoza, keeping him at the club until 2011.

Return to South America

In 2008, he joined his former River Plate manager Ramón Díaz at Argentine club San Lorenzo. However, after Díaz left the club, D'Alesandro opted to move to Brazil to play for Internacional. Playing for the former Copa Libertadores champions, he described as a "step forward" in his career.[9]

On 13 December 2008 it was reported on ESPN Deportes that the Los Angeles Galaxy had made a $10 million offer to Internacional for D'Alesandro but was declined. Their vice president Fernando Carvalho was quoted; "The offer came from the Los Angeles Galaxy of the United States. I didn't even want to listen to the details. The offer was for more money than we paid for D'Alessandro, who arrived here for five million euro, but we want to keep the Argentinian."[10] D'Alessandro has become one of Internacional's most idolized players of all time along the likes of Falcão, Valdomiro, and Fernandão. In 2008, he was part of Inter's Sulamericana Championship. In 2009 Internacional finished in second place in both the Brasileirão and Copa do Brasil. In 2010, D'Alessandro led Internacional to their second Libertadores Championship, and was elected the best player in South America for that year;[11] in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, he also helped Internacional to a third-place finish, and was awarded the Bronze Ball as the tournament's third best player. In 2011 D'Alessadro had personally an even better year, but Internacional only managed to win the State Gaucho Championship. 2012 was a bad year for both Internacional and D'Alessandro. Furthermore, rumours of him leaving to play in China caused a major distraction; after long drawn out drama he stayed but soon was injured. In 2013 his game improved again, and while Inter only won the State Championship, he was praised as the only positive factor of the team that year. 2014 started well; D'Alessandro continued to play well and led Inter to their 4th straight Gaucho Championship.

On 3 February 2016, he returned to River Plate after <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />12+1⁄2 years on a loan deal.[12] He won his second Recopa Sudamericana and the Copa Argentina during his stay at the club. After that, he returned to Internacional de Porto Alegre on Dec 2016, and his successful career continues in this latter.

International career

D'Alessandro won the 2001 Under-20 World Championship with the Argentine youth side, held in Buenos Aires; due to his performances alongside his club teammate Javier Saviola, he was awarded the Silver Ball as the tournament's second best player. D'Alessandro had originally started the tournament as a substitute, but injuries allowed him a place in the team in later matches. Argentina beat Ghana 3–0 in the final.

D'Alessandro has represented Argentina's senior side on 28 occasions, scoring 4 times between 2001 and 2011. He also represented Argentina's under-23 side at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where Argentina won a gold medal.[13]

D'Alessandro also took part in the 2004 Copa América with Argentina. He scored his only goal of the tournament in the group stage, in Argentina's 6–1 victory over Ecuador[14] In the final, against rivals Brazil, he missed Argentina's first penalty in the resulting shootout, following a 2–2 draw after extra time; Argentina were defeated 4–2 in the shootout.[15][16]

On 20 August 2010, Sergio Batista recalled D'Alessandro to the national team for a friendly against Spain, which was played on 7 September 2010 at the Monumental Stadium River Plate.

Style of play

A talented attacking midfielder, D'Alessandro is best known for his dribbling ability, creativity, and technical skill, and is capable beating players with body feints and tricks, such as the dragback (boba), nutmeg, or the Blomqvist shuffle;[17][18] he is also an accurate free-kick taker.[18] D'Alessandro is also known for his short passing ability, which makes him a capable assist provider.[18]

In 2001, he was named one of the 100 best young footballers in the world by Don Balón,[19] and he was also labelled one of Maradona's potential heirs by the media and by Maradona himself; despite his precocious talent however, he was not able to fully fulfill the potential he demonstrated in his youth.[18]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 1999–2000 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
2000–01 4 0 — 3 0 — 7 0
2001–02 36 9 — 5 0 — 41 9
2002–03 29 11 — 11 4 — 40 15
Total 70 20 0 0 19 4 0 0 89 24
VfL Wolfsburg 2003–04 29 3 1 1 4 0 — 34 4
2004–05 19 3 0 0 — — 19 3
2005–06 13 2 2 0 3 1 — 18 3
Total 61 8 3 1 7 1 0 0 71 10
Portsmouth (loan) 2005–06 13 1 — — — 13 1
Real Zaragoza (loan) 2006–07 36 2 5 2 — — 41 4
Real Zaragoza 2007–08 14 2 3 0 2 0 — 19 2
San Lorenzo 2007–08 15 2 — 9 0 — 24 2
Internacional 2008 11 2 — 7 2 — 18 4
2009 22 6 7 1 3 0 9 4 41 11
2010 20 1 — 13 10 11 4 44 5
2011 30 9 — 8 1 10 5 48 15
2012 21 1 — 5 1 7 1 33 3
2013 35 11 7 4 0 0 16 5 58 20
2014 33 6 3 0 0 0 10 2 46 8
2015 15 0 2 0 11 4 8 1 36 5
2016 1 0 — — 1 0 2 0
2017 31 5 7 2 — 14 1 52 8
2018 24 3 6 2 — 7 2 37 7
2019 23 1 6 0 10 0 7 0 46 1
2020 20 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 27 2
Total 285 45 32 9 57 8 110 28 490 90
River Plate (loan) 2016–17 17 2 4 0 9 3 — 30 5
Nacional 2021 14 1 — 5 0 1 0 20 1
Career total 525 83 53 12 108 16 111 28 797 139

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2003 9 2
2004 10 1
2005 3 0
2010 3 0
Total 25 3
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each D'Alessandro goal.
List of international goals scored by Andrés D'Alessandro
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 Template:Dts Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy {{ Template:Yesno alias = Uruguay flag alias = Flag of Uruguay.svg flag alias-1828 = Flag of Uruguay (1828-1830).svg link alias-naval = National Navy of Uruguay flag alias-army = Flag of Uruguayan Army.svg National Army of Uruguay link alias-air force = Uruguayan Air Force flag alias-air force = Flag of the Uruguayan Air Force.svg link alias-navy = National Navy of Uruguay size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

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3–2 3–2 Friendly [22]
2 Template:Dts Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina {{ Template:Yesno alias = Bolivia flag alias = Flag of Bolivia.svg flag alias-state = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg flag alias-football = Flag of Bolivia.svg flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg flag alias-1825 = State flag of Bolivia (1825-1826).svg flag alias-1825a = Civil flag of Bolivia (1825-1826).svg flag alias-1831 = Flag of Bolivia (state, 1826-1851).svg flag alias-1831a = Flag of Bolivia (1826-1851).svg flag alias-confederation = Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.svg flag alias-wiphala = Banner of the Qulla Suyu (1979).svg flag alias-patuju = Flag of the Patujú flower.svg flag alias-army=Flag of Bolivia (military).svg link alias-army=Bolivian Army flag alias-air force=Flag of Bolivia (military).svg link alias-air force=Bolivian Air Force flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bolivia.svg link alias-naval = Bolivian Navy flag alias-naval old = Naval Ensign of Bolivia (1966-2013).svg flag alias-naval jack = Naval Jack of Bolivia.svg flag alias-military = Flag of Bolivia (military).svg link alias-military = Bolivian Armed Forces flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bolivia.svg link alias-navy = Bolivian Navy flag alias-civil = Flag of Bolivia.svg size = name = altvar = football altlink = national football team variant =

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1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]
3 Template:Dts Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo, Peru {{ Template:Yesno alias = Ecuador flag alias = Flag of Ecuador.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Flag and Ensign of Ecuador.svg flag alias-1830 = Flag of Ecuador (1830-1845).gif flag alias-1845 = Flag of Ecuador (1845-1860).svg flag alias-1900 = Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg flag alias-municipal = Municipal Flag_of Ecuador.svg flag alias-army = Flag of Ecuador Army.svg link alias-army = Ecuadorian Army flag alias-naval = Flag of Ecuador.svg link alias-naval = Ecuadorian Navy flag alias-marines= Naval Jack of Ecuador.svg link alias-marines=Ecuadorian Naval Infantry Corps flag alias-navy = Flag of Ecuador.svg link alias-navy = Ecuadorian Navy link alias-air force = Ecuadorian Air Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

5–1 6–1 2004 Copa América [24]

Honours

River Plate

Internacional

Argentina U20

Argentina Olympic

Argentina

Individual

References

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