Mateo Pellegrino

Mateo Pellegrino Casalanguila (born 22 October 2001) is a Spanish-born Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Velez Sarsfield

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Club Career

Pellegrino played in various youth academies across Europe due to his father's footballing commitments on the continent, with the centre-forward notably appearing for Valencia and Inter Milan. In 2018, Pellegrino joined the Velez Sarsfield academy; a few years before his father would become manager at first-team level. He was promoted to the senior set-up for the first time in January 2021. He soon appeared on the substitute's bench for a Copa de la Liga Profesional fixture with Rosario Central on 16 January, though he went unused in a 3–1 away win. His debut arrived under father Mauricio in the same competition on 31 March against Banfield.

Style Of Play

Before becoming a centre-forward, Pellegrino played as a left-back and as a winger. He cites Romelu Lukaku and Lucas Pratto as players who he shapes his game on.