Christian Albelo

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Alexandria, Va.
High School:
Wiesbaden
Prev School:
Germany

Honors and Awards
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2020-21)

Feature Stories:
Albelo Brings Global Perspective to MU (Sept. 29, 2020)
Bennett signs former U.S. Youth National Team midfielder Albelo (May 17, 2017)

2021 (RSr.): Appeared in 11 games, starting in two ... Played a season-high 58 minutes against Wisconsin (Sept. 10) ... Registered 45 minutes in start against Villanova.

2020-21 (RJr.): Appeared in six games in 2020-21 ... Played 30 minutes off the bench against Loyola Chicago (Feb. 3) ... Registered 10 minutes of action against Saint Louis (Feb. 13) ... Played 13 minutes against Creighton (Feb. 20) ... Played 14 minutes against Creighton (March 20) ... Played 57 minutes against DePaul (March 24) ... Came off the bench to play 33 minutes against Butler (March 27).

2019 (RSo.): Appeared in nine games, starting in two ... Played a combined 50 minutes against South Florida (Sept. 6) and Northern Illinois (Sept. 13) ... Tallied one shot in 36 minutes against NIU ... Launched two shots, both on goal, against Saint Louis (Oct. 1) ... Started his first game of the season against St. John's (Oct. 4) and played a season-high 55 minutes ... Had one shot in four minutes of action against Green Bay (Oct. 8).

2018 (RFr.): Redshirted.

2017 (Fr.): Saw playing time in nine matches, getting the start in four ... Placed half of his six shots during the season on goal ... Collected three shots, two on net, in the tie against UIC (Sept. 1).

Prior to Marquette: Attended Wiesbaden High School in Wiesbaden, Germany … Part of a military family gave him unique opportunity to grow up and play youth soccer in Germany … Played for high-regarded Bundesliga academy clubs, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and FC Kaiserslautern … In 2016, he signed with Sporting KC’s USL club, Swope Park Rangers, on an amateur contract, but did not appear in a match … Highly-ranked recruit, coming in as high as No. 17 in the nation according to Top Drawer Soccer in 2016 … Appeared in the Copa Mexico de Naciones in August 2013 as member of U-15 USYNT … Also member of the U-16 and U-17 U.S. Youth National Team pools.