Pietro Pellegri (; born 17 March 2001) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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and the Italy national team. In 2016, at the age of 15 years and 280 days, Pellegri joined

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as the joint-youngest player to appear in Serie A. It was surpassed by Wisdom Amey in May 2021 at the age of 15 years and 274 days.

Club career

Genoa

Born in

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, Pellegri is a youth product of the

youth academy. On 22 December 2016, he made his debut with the senior team in

in a 1–0 away loss against

, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for

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. At the age of 15 years and 280 days, he equalled the record as the youngest ever Serie A debutant, held by

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since 1937 ( Wisdom Amey would later surpass this record on his debut for

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in 2021). In doing so he also became the first player born in the 21st century to appear in

, and the second player born in the 2000s to make his Italian top-flight debut after

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. On 28 May, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–2 away loss against

, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to ever score in Serie A, and the third youngest goalscorer ever in the Italian top flight, after Amadei and

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. On 17 September 2017, he became the first 16-year-old to score twice in a single major European league game in a 3–2 home loss to

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; his brace also made him the youngest player ever in Serie A to have managed to do so.

Monaco

On 27 January 2018, Pellegri signed with

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for a reported fee of €25 million, the second largest transfer fee for a 16-year-old. He made his Monaco debut on 16 February in a 4–0 home win against

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, coming on for the final four minutes in place of

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. At 16 years, 10 months and 30 days, he became the youngest league player in the club's history, breaking

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's record by eleven days and receiving congratulations from the French forward. On 26 August, he scored his first goal for Monaco to equalise in a 2–1 loss at

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. As a result, he became the first player born in the 21st century to score in France's top division.

Loan to AC Milan

On 25 August 2021,

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announced the signing of Pellegri from

on a temporary loan basis, with the option to make the deal permanent, which becomes an obligation if certain conditions are met. After making only six appearances with the first team, AC Milan terminated the loan deal on 27 January 2022.

Torino

Loan to Torino

On 27 January 2022,

signed Pellegri on loan from AS Monaco, with an option to buy.

Move to Torino

On 28 June 2022, Torino signed Pellegri on a permanent deal.

International career

With the Italy under-17 team, Pellegri took part at the

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, scoring once. He was given his first senior international call-up for

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in September 2018, by manager

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, for Italy's opening

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matches against

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and

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later that month. He missed the matches through a minor injury. Pellegri made his senior debut for Italy on 11 November 2020, aged 19, featuring as a substitute in a friendly match won 4–0 against

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in Florence.

Personal life

Pellegri is the son of Genoa assistant manager and team administrator Marco Pellegri. He said that his idol and main influence is

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, whom he hailed as the best striker in the world.

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References

External links

Monaco profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pellegri, Pietro 2001 births Living people Italian footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Italy men's international footballers Genoa C.F.C. players AS Monaco FC players AC Milan players Torino F.C. players Men's association football forwards Serie A players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Italian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Monaco Italian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Footballers from Genoa