Marco Pellegrino

Argentine footballer (born 2002)

Marco Pellegrino
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-18) 18 July 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Salernitana
(on loan from AC Milan)
Number 24
Youth career
2010–2023 Platense
2024 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Platense 17 (1)
2023– AC Milan 1 (0)
2024– → Salernitana (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2023– Argentina U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:20, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Marco Pellegrino (born 18 July 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Salernitana, on loan from AC Milan.[1]

Early life

Born in Buenos Aires, in a family with Italian origins,[2] Marco Pellegrino first played youth tennis at high level, before switching to football.[3][4]

Club career

Platense

Marco Pellegrino joined the Club Atlético Platense academy in 2010.[5] He signed his first professional contract with the club in November 2021.[6]

Marco Pellegrino made his professional debut for Platense on the 14 March 2023, starting the Primera División game against Vélez Sarsfield.[7] On July 30, he scored his first ever goal in a 1–1 draw against Gimnasia, coincidentally his last game for the club.[8]

AC Milan

On 22 August 2023, Pellegrino joined Italian Serie A club AC Milan on a five-year contract until 30 June 2028.[9]

On 29 October 2023, Pellegrino made his debut for Milan in a 2–2 away draw with Napoli, coming on as a substitute for the injured Pierre Kalulu 19 minutes into the game. However, at the 87th minute, Pellegrino himself had to be substituted due to an injury that ruled him out of play for three months.[10][11] He came back from injury to play with the Primavera side on January 2024.

Loan to Salernitana

On 1 February 2024, Pellegrino joined fellow Serie A club Salernitana on a six-month loan until the end of the season.[12]

International career

He made his debut with the Argentina national under-23 team for a 1–1 draw friendly match against the Venezuela national under-23 team on 14 October 2023, featuring full-time as a starter.

Pellegrino was part of the 34 players that were called-up to the Argentina national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Paraguay and Peru on 12 and 17 October 2023, respectively.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Platense 2023 Primera División 17 1 — — — 17 1
AC Milan 2023–24 Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Salernitana (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 8 0 — — — 8 0
Career total 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1

References

  1. ^ Marco Pellegrino at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ Antonelli, Michele (18 August 2023). "Milan, si avvicina Pellegrino: il presidente del Platense in Italia per chiudere". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ Currò, Enrico (18 June 2023). "Marco Pellegrino, dopo Retegui la Nazionale di Mancini studia un altro oriundo". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ^ Seu, Adriano (18 August 2023). "Da nuovo Del Potro... a nuovo Kjaer: chi è Marco Pellegrino". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ Zabalza, Ignacio (22 April 2023). "Marco Pellegrino: "Siempre me preparé para esto"". Club Atlético Platense (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ^ Armas, Franco (23 November 2021). "Marco Pellegrino estampó la firma y es jugador profesional". Club Atlético Platense (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Milan: interesse per Marco Pellegrino, difensore del Platense". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Sky Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  8. ^ "TyC Sports - Il Milan tratta l'arrivo di Marco Pellegrino dall'Atletico Platense". Goal (in Italian). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  9. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: MARCO PELLEGRINO".
  10. ^ https://www.legaseriea.it/en/match/2023-24aunicouni10napmil/formazione
  11. ^ https://sempremilan.com/sky-milans-current-injury-list-recovery-time
  12. ^ "MARCO PELLEGRINO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" [MARCO PELLEGRINO IS A NEW PLAYER FOR SALERNITANA] (in Italian). Salernitana. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Lista de convocados por Lionel Scaloni para la gira asitática en junio". AFA (in Spanish). AFA. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Marco Pellegrino".

External links

  • Marco Pellegrino at Soccerway
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