Mateo Pellegrino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateo Pellegrino Casalanguila | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-forward[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Inter Milan | |||
| 2018–2021 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Vélez Sarsfield | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Platense (loan) | 51 | (15) |
| 2025–2026 | Parma | 50 | (12) |
| 2026– | Fiorentina | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:14, 24 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Mateo Pellegrino Casalánguida (born 22 October 2001) is a Spanish-born Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Serie A club Fiorentina.
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.[1][3] In 2018, Pellegrino joined the Vélez Sarsfield academy; a few years before his father would become manager at first-team level.[1] He was promoted to the senior set-up for the first time in January 2021.[4][5] 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.[6] His debut arrived under father Mauricio in the same competition on 31 March against Banfield.[7] On 27 June 2022, Pellegrino joined fellow league club Estudiantes on loan until June 2023 with a purchase option.[8]
On 3 February 2025, Pellegrino signed with Parma in Italy.[9]
International career
September 2019 saw Pellegrino receive a training call-up from Fernando Batista's Argentina U19s.[10]
Style of play
Before becoming a centre-forward, Pellegrino played as a left-back and as a winger.[1] He cites Romelu Lukaku and Lucas Pratto as players who he shapes his game on.[11]
Personal life
Pellegrino is the son of football manager and former footballer Mauricio Pellegrino, while uncle Maximiliano was also a professional footballer.[1][12][13] He was born in Valencia, Spain while his father was playing in La Liga for the football club of the same name.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2020–21 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2022 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Primera División | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Platense (loan) | 2023 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Primera División | 38 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 15 | ||
| Total | 51 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | 53 | 15 | |||
| Parma | 2024–25 | Serie A | 13 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | 39 | 12 | ||
| Total | 50 | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | 52 | 15 | |||
| Fiorentina | 2026–27 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 125 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 31 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia
- 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Juveniles: De tal palo..." Vélez Sarsfield. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Mateo Pellegrino". World Football. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Destacado Fecha 11: Mateo Pellegrino". Vélez Sarsfield. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Pellegrino, padre, y la primera convocatoria a Pellegrino, hijo". IAM Noticias. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "¿Debuta el hijo del Flaco?". Olé. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ Mateo Pellegrino at Soccerway
- ↑ "El Flaco Pellegrino hizo debutar a su hijo, Mateo". Olé. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ ESTUDIANTES REFUERZA EL ATAQUE: PRESENTÓ A MATEO PELLEGRINO, infocielo.com, 27 June 2022
- ↑ "MATEO PELLEGRINO IS GIALLOBLU". Parma Calcio 1913. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ↑ "Sub 19: Nuevas convocatorias". Vélez Sarsfield. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Lukaku y Pratto, los referentes de Mateo Pellegrino, goleador de Vélez". ESPN. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Mateo Pellegrino: "Voy a trabajar para que mi papá me tenga en cuenta"". TyC Sports. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "La dinastía Pellegrino y otra vuelta olímpica en Vélez". IAM Noticias. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Mateo Pellegrino". Soccerway.com.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Valencia
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Argentine Primera División players
- Serie A players
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Club Atlético Platense footballers
- Parma Calcio 1913 players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- Argentine people of Italian descent