 Pietrangelo withFF USV Jena in 2017. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Amelia Filomena Pietrangelo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1993-07-14)July 14, 1993 (age 32) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Laval, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | CS Monteuil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CS Monteuil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 70 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Laval Comets | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Laval Comets | 24 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | FC Neunkirch | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | USV Jena | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | CS Monteuil | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Canada U20 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Canada | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 15, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of December 20, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amelia Filomena Pietrangelo (born July 14, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as astriker.
Born inLaval, Quebec, Pietrangelo began playing soccer at the age of four forCS Monteuil. She began to play competitively at the age of eight with players a year older than herself. As a child, Pietrangelo also participated in gymnastics and figure skating.[1]
Aged 14, she received her first call-up to Quebec's provincial team to play at theCanadian Championships and was subsequently scouted by the Canadian national team.[1] Pietrangelo won gold at the Under-16 Canadian Championship and was named Juvenile Player of the Year by theQuebec Soccer Federation.[2]
Pietrangelo attendedRutgers University to study Exercise Science on a full scholarship and played for theScarlet Knights from 2011 to 2014.[3]
She scored once in 18 games in her freshman year, and made a further 13 appearances the following year while contributing two goals. Pietrangelo made 19 appearances in her junior year, and scored four goals while starting all 20 matches as a midfielder in her senior year.[2]
During her time at Rutgers University, she also competed withW-League sideLaval Comets. After four appearances in 2011, Pietrangelo returned to the club in 2013 and scored seven goals in 24 appearances.[4]
In 2015, Pietrangelo competed in the Quebec Soccer League - an indoor league based in Montreal. She scored three goals in four games for Fly Emirates and 18 goals in nine games for Tough Mothers.[5]
On January 6, 2016, she completed a move toSwiss clubFC Neunkirch to link up with fellow Canadian internationalAlyssa Lagonia. During her time with the club, Pietrangelo won theNationalliga A and the Swiss Women's Cup.[6]
On June 26, 2017, Pietrangelo joinedFrauen-Bundesliga clubFF USV Jena on a one-year contract. In doing so, she became the third Canadian to represent the club alongsideTiffany Cameron andShannon Woeller.[4] In the second last game of the season, she suffered a serious knee injury.[7]
In 2021, she played withCS Monteuil of thePremière Ligue de soccer du Québec, helping the team to a second place finish.[8]
In 2010, Pietrangelo first featured in the Canadian youth program as a 16-year-old underBryan Rosenfold. Later that year she made her international debut in a 5–0 victory against theNetherlands on December 9.[9]
On October 18, 2011, she scored her first international goal in a 3–1 win overCosta Rica.[10] She won gold at the2011 Pan American Games inGuadalajara,Mexico, but was unable to appear in the championship match due to school commitments. At the end of the year, Pietrangelo was namedCanadian Under-20 Player of the Year.[11]
In 2012, she won silver at theCONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship inPanama.[11]
In November 2017, she received a call-up to the national team after a five-year absence.[12]
