Amahl Pellegrino

Amahl Pellegrino
Pellegrino in 2021
Personal information
Full name Amahl William D'vaz Pellegrino
Date of birth (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Drammen, Norway
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 9
Youth career
Drammen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Drammen 32 (7)
2012–2014 Bærum 68 (33)
2014–2015 Lillestrøm 20 (0)
2015–2017 Mjøndalen 70 (28)
2018–2019 Strømsgodset 39 (4)
2019–2021 Kristiansund 39 (33)
2021 Damac 12 (2)
2021–2024 Bodø/Glimt 71 (55)
2024– San Jose Earthquakes 32 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2024

Amahl William D'vaz Pellegrino (born 18 June 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.

Club career

Early career

Pellegrino started his career in Drammen FK, before moving to Bærum SK at the age of 22. Bærum played in the 2012 Norwegian First Division, was relegated that year, but won promotion again in 2013. In the summer of 2014, Pellegrino signed for top-tier club Lillestrøm SK. He made his league debut for the club in August 2014 against FK Haugesund. Following a tenure completely without league goals, he went on to Mjøndalen IF in the summer of 2015, but the club was relegated the same year. After failing to win promotion with Mjøndalen in 2016 and 2017, he achieved his childhood dream by signing a two-year contract with his home town Eliteserien club Strømsgodset on 20 November 2017.[1]

After being played mostly on the wing, he failed to succeed in Strømsgodset and was sold to Kristiansund in the 2019 season. There, he prospered with the team, and scored 33 goals in 39 league matches.

Damac

On 25 January 2021, he moved from Kristiansund to Damac in the Saudi Pro League for an undisclosed fee.[2] He scored his only goals for the club in a 3–2 win over Al-Nassr in the Pro League on 9 April 2021.

Bodø/Glimt

He returned home to Norway on 17 August 2021 to join Bodø/Glimt on a free transfer.[3] There, he found his place in the team, scoring 35 goals in his first 58 matches in all tournaments, including 9 in 21 matches in Europe. In his first season at Bodø/Glimt, he helped the club retain their title as Eliteserien champions with a 3–0 win over Mjøndalen in the final match of the league season.[4]

Pellegrino netted 25 times during the 2022 Eliteserien season to finish as the league's top scorer, nine more goals than the league's second top scorer, teammate Hugo Vetlesen.[5]

Pellegrino finished the 2023 Eliteserien season as the league's top scorer again with 24 goals.[6] He was also named the league's player of the year as the club won their third league title in just four years.[7][8]

San Jose Earthquakes

On 9 February 2024, Pellegrino joined MLS side San Jose Earthquakes on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[9]

International career

In December 2023, Pellegrino was pre-called up by the Tanzania national football team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]

Personal life

Pellegrino was born in Norway to Tanzanian parents.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 October 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bærum 2012 1. divisjon 25 6 1 0 – 26 6
2013 2. divisjon 25 17 2 1 – 27 18
2014 1. divisjon 18 10 2 1 – 20 11
Total 68 33 5 2 – 73 35
Lillestrøm 2014 Eliteserien 7 0 1 0 – 8 0
2015 13 0 2 3 – 15 3
Total 20 0 3 3 – 23 3
Mjøndalen 2015 Eliteserien 11 2 1 0 – 12 2
2016 1. divisjon 30 8 2 3 – 32 11
2017 29 18 4 2 – 33 20
Total 70 28 7 5 – 77 33
Strømsgodset 2018 Eliteserien 25 2 7 2 – 32 4
2019 14 2 2 2 – 16 4
Total 39 4 9 4 – 48 8
Kristiansund 2019 Eliteserien 10 8 0 0 – 10 8
2020 29 25 0 0 – 29 25
Total 39 33 0 0 – 39 33
Damac 2020–21 Saudi Pro League 12 2 – – 12 2
Bodø/Glimt 2021 Eliteserien 15 6 0 0 13[b] 5 28 11
2022 27 25 2 1 14[c] 5 43 31
2023 29 24 8 2 13[b] 7 47 33
Total 71 55 10 3 40 17 121 75
San Jose Earthquakes 2024 Major League Soccer 32 7 1 0 4 0 37 7
Career total 352 162 35 19 44 17 430 190
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Seven appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Pellegrino har signert". Strømsgodset.
  2. ^ "ضمك يعزز هجومه ببيليجرينو". 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ "PELLEGRINO ER GLIMTS NYE ANGREPSVÅPEN".
  4. ^ "Who are Celtic's Conference League opponents FK Bodø/Glimt - Norwegian champions, beat Roma 6-1, star players could exit". Scotsman. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Eliteserien 2022 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Eliteserien 2023 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Bodø/Glimt sikret seriegullet i Eliteserien". Nettavisen Spor (in Norwegian). 12 November 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Pellegrino kåret til årets spiller i Eliteserien: – Den kuleste prisen jeg har fått". NRK (in Norwegian). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes acquire forward Amahl Pellegrino". MLS. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  10. ^ "AFCON 2023 - PROVISIONAL SQUADS LIST" (PDF). p. 37.
  11. ^ "Straika wa Norway apiga hodi Stars - Mwanaspoti". Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Amahl Pellegrino". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Pellegrino toppscorer i Eliteserien – målpoengrekord i seriens siste kamp". NRK (in Norwegian). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.