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Nicholas Pierini
Italian footballer (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicholas Pierini (born 6 August 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Sassuolo.
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Club career
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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] He contributed to their promotion back to Serie A and played his first top-level games in six years early in the 2024–25 season.
Return to Sassuolo
On 30 August 2024, Pierini signed with Sassuolo in Serie B.[25]
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Personal life
He is a son of former Italy international footballer and current coach Alessandro Pierini.[26]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 December 2024
- All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.
- Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs
Honours
Sassuolo
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