Nicholas Pierini

Nicholas Pierini

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-08-06) 6 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Parma, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sassuolo
Number	77
Youth career
0000–2011	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)
2022–2024	Venezia	75	(9)
2024–	Sassuolo	0	(0)
International career
2016	Italy U18	1	(0)
2016–2017	Italy U19	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024

Nicholas Pierini (born 6 August 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Sassuolo.

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] 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]

Personal life

He is a son of former Italy international footballer and current coach Alessandro Pierini. ^[26]

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 [lower-alpha 1]	0	12	3
Cesena	2021–22	Serie C	35	12	1	1	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	38	14
Venezia	2022–23	Serie B	35	4	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	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

1. All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.
2. Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs

References

1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 29 October 2017.
2. "Atalanta vs. Sassuolo - 20 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
3. "UFFICIALE: Sassuolo, ceduti cinque giocatori: Pierini ed Erlic allo Spezia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com".
4. "Spezia vs. Sambenedettese - 4 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
5. "Venezia vs. Spezia - 25 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
6. "Spezia vs. Brescia - 1 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
7. "Calcio Padova vs. Spezia - 27 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
8. "Italy - N. Pierini - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
9. "UFFICIALE: Cosenza, dal Sassuolo arriva in prestito Pierini - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
10. "Monopoli vs. Cosenza - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
11. "Crotone vs. Cosenza - 24 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
12. "Cosenza vs. Salernitana - 31 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
13. "Cosenza vs. Livorno - 24 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
14. "Trapani vs. Cosenza - 10 November 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
15. "Calciomercato: ufficiale Pierini dal Sassuolo" (in Italian). Ascoli. 5 October 2020.
16. "Frosinone vs. Ascoli - 17 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
17. "Arriva in prestito Nicholas Pierini" (in Italian). Modena. 1 February 2021.
18. "Modena vs. Triestina - 2 February 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
19. "Modena vs. Cesena - 21 March 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
20. "Modena vs. Calcio Padova - 18 April 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
21. "Modena vs. Legnago Salus - 25 April 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
22. "Modena vs. AlbinoLeffe - 26 May 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
23. "NICHOLAS PIERINI È DEL CESENA" (in Italian). Cesena. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
24. "NICHOLAS PIERINI JOINS VENEZIA FC". Venezia. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
25. "Nicholas Pierini: Bentornato in neroverde!" [Nicholas Pierini: Welcome back to black and green!] (in Italian). Sassuolo. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
26. "Sassuolo: Nicholas Pierini, goals and quality at the service of the team" (in Italian). FootballScouting. 2 January 2017.

External links

• Nicholas Pierini at Soccerway