*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 15, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 20, 2017
Amelia Filomena Pietrangelo (born July 14, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a striker.
Early life
Born in Laval, Quebec, Pietrangelo began playing soccer at the age of four for CS 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 the Canadian 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 the Quebec Soccer Federation.[2]
College career
Pietrangelo attended Rutgers University to study Exercise Science on a full scholarship and played for the Scarlet 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]
Club career
Laval Comets
During her time at Rutgers University, she also competed with W-League side Laval Comets. After four appearances in 2011, Pietrangelo returned to the club in 2013 and scored seven goals in 24 appearances.[4]
Indoor soccer
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]
FC Neunkirch
On January 6, 2016, she completed a move to Swiss club FC Neunkirch to link up with fellow Canadian international Alyssa Lagonia. During her time with the club, Pietrangelo won the Nationalliga A and the Swiss Women's Cup.[6]
FF USV Jena
On June 26, 2017, Pietrangelo joined Frauen-Bundesliga club FF USV Jena on a one-year contract. In doing so, she became the third Canadian to represent the club alongside Tiffany Cameron and Shannon Woeller.[4] In the second last game of the season, she suffered a serious knee injury.[7]
In 2010, Pietrangelo first featured in the Canadian youth program as a 16-year-old under Bryan Rosenfold. Later that year she made her international debut in a 5–0 victory against the Netherlands on December 9.[9]