Nicholas Pierini (born 6 August 1998) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Venezia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Parma, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Venezia | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Córdoba | ||
| 2011–2015 | Parma | ||
| 2015 | Empoli | ||
| 2015–2017 | Sassuolo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Sassuolo | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Spezia (loan) | 25 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cosenza (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Ascoli (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Modena (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Cesena | 35 | (12) |
| 2022– | Venezia | 73 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Italy U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Sassuolo
On 29 October 2017, Pierini made his professional debut in Serie A for Sassuolo as a substitute replacing Luca Mazzitelli in the 71st minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Napoli.[1] On 20 December he played his first match as a starter in Coppa Italia, a 2–1 away defeat against Atalanta in the round of 16, he was replaced by Diego Falcinelli in the 54th minute.[2]
Loan to Spezia
On 10 July 2018, Pierini was signed by Serie B side Spezia on a season-long loan deal.[3] On 4 August he made his debut for Spezia and he scored his first professional goal in the 66th minute of a 2–1 home win over Sambenedettese in the second round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Luca Vignali after 85 minutes.[4] Three weeks later, on 25 August, he made his Serie B debut for Spezia as a substitute replacing Emmanuel Gyasi in the 64th minute of a 1–0 away defeat against Venezia.[5] One week later, on 1 September, Pierini scored twice in a 3–2 home win over Brescia.[6] On 27 October he played his first entire match for the team, a 0–0 away draw against Padova.[7] Pierini ended his season-long loan with 27 appearances and 6 goals.[8]
Loan to Cosenza
On 9 August 2019, Pierini was loaned to Serie B side Cosenza on season-long loan deal.[9] On 11 August he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 away defeat against Monopoli in the second round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[10] On 24 August he made his league debut for Cosenza in a 0–0 away draw against Crotone, he was replaced Riccardo Moreo after 74 minutes.[11] One week later he played his first entire match for Cosenza, a 1–0 home defeat against Salernitana.[12] On 24 September, Pierini scored his first goal for Cosenza, as a substitute, in the 94th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Livorno.[13] On 10 November he scored twice in a 2–2 away draw against Trapani.[14] Pierini ended his loan to Cosenza with 21 appearances, 3 goals and 1 assist.[8]
Loan to Ascoli and Modena
On 5 October 2020, Pierini joined Serie B club Ascoli on loan for the 2020-21 season.[15] On 17 October he made his debut for the club, as a starter in a 1–0 away defeat against Frosinone, he played the entire match.[16] However in January 2021 his loan was interrupted and he returned to Sassuolo leaving Ascoli with 12 appearances, only 5 of them as a starter and one assist.[8]
On 1 February 2021, he moved on a new loan to Serie C club Modena.[17] On the next day, Pierini made his debut for his new club as a substitute replacing Sodinha in the 78th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Triestina.[18] On 21 March he played his first match as a starter for Modena in a 1–0 home win over Cesena, he was replaced by Enrico Bearzotti in the 82nd minute.[19] On 18 April he scored his first goal for the club in the 53rd minute of a 3–0 home win over Padova.[20] One week later, on 25 April, he scored his second goal in the 75th minute of a 3–0 home win over Legnago.[21] Pierini ended his 6-months loan to Modena 12 appearances, 3 goals and 3 assists, he also helped the club to reach the play-offs, but Modena was elimininated 2–1 on aggregate against AlbinoLeffe in the round of 16.[22][8]
Cesena
On 31 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Cesena.[23]
Venezia
On 13 July 2022, Pierini moved to Venezia on a four-year contract.[24]
Personal life
He is a son of former Italy international footballer and current coach Alessandro Pierini.[25]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sassuolo | 2017–18 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Spezia (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| Cosenza (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Modena (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 10 | 3 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Cesena | 2021–22 | Serie C | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 38 | 14 | |
| Venezia | 2022–23 | Serie B | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 36 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| Total | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 50 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 153 | 31 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 164 | 35 | |||
References
External links
- Nicholas Pierini at Soccerway