Alessandro Ovalle Santos (born 19 December 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie D club Sant'Angelo. Born in Italy, he plays for the Dominican Republic national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alessandro Ovalle Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Varese, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sant'Angelo | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torino Club Gallarate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Varese | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | Renate | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sant'Angelo | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Dominican Republic | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:05, 28 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:05, 21 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editA youth product of Torino Club Gallarate, Ovalle debuted with his hometown club Varese in 2022 in Serie D.[2] On 23 August 2023, he moved to the Primavera team of Sampdoria.[3] On 1 July 2024, he extended his contract with Sampdoria for another season.[4]On 28 August 2025, he moved to Serie C club Renate, on a 1+1 year contract.[5] Unable to get playing time, he moved to Serie D club Sant'Angelo on 24 October 2025.[6]
International career
editBorn in Italy, Ovalle is of Dominican descent, and holds dual Dominican and Italian citizenship.[7] He was called up to the Dominican Republic national team for a set of 2025–26 CONCACAF Series matches in March 2026.[8] He debuted in a friendly tie with Cuba on 29 March 2026.[9]
References
edit- ↑ "Sampdoria, Ovalle Santos approda in Serie D | Football Scouting". 11 August 2025.
- ↑ Russo, Diego (1 September 2023). "Due anni fa giocava nei Provinciali con il fratello, ora è un professionista: la favola del classe 2005". www.sprintesport.it.
- ↑ "Il sogno di Ovalle da Varese alla Primavera della Samp allenata da Sassarini". Varese Noi. 23 August 2023.
- ↑ "Esclusiva: depositato il contratto di Ovalle con la Primavera • Blucerchiati.net". 1 July 2024.
- ↑ Stesina, Marco (28 August 2025). "Per i nerazzurri ecco una freccia sulla corsa di sinistra, ha 19 anni ed è pronto a spaccare in due le partite". www.sprintesport.it.
- ↑ Todaro, Massimo (24 October 2025). "Il Sant'Angelo accoglie l'italo-dominicano Ovalle Santos, arriva dalla Serie C".
- ↑ Stesina, Marco (12 March 2026). "Gioca nei Dilettanti ma viene chiamato in Nazionale, l'esterno di 20 anni ripercorre la strada degli ex Atalanta". www.sprintesport.it.
- ↑ Mazzoleni, Francesco (11 March 2026). "Il varesino Alessandro Ovalle Santos convocato dalla nazionale della Repubblica Dominicana".
- ↑ "Dominican Republic - Cuba". OneFootball. 29 March 2026.
External links
edit- Alessandro Ovalle at Soccerway
- Alessandro Ovalle at National-Football-Teams.com