Zaine Pierre

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Zaine Pierre
Personal information
Full name Zaine Kareem Pierre
Date of birth (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Dennery, Saint Lucia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2009 Vieux Fort
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Square United
2010–2012 W Connection 1 (0)
2012–2015 Genoa 0 (0)
2014Messina (loan) 1 (0)
2014Aversa Normanna (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2016 W Connection
2017–2018 Novigrad 15 (0)
International career
Saint Lucia U17 [1]
2011 Saint Lucia U23 3 (1)
2010– Saint Lucia 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:54, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:09, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

Zaine Pierre (born 21 September 1993) is a Saint Lucian international footballer who plays as a midfielder. [2]

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Club career

Born in Dennery, Pierre began his career with Vieux Fort and Square United. On 24 February 2010, he joined TT Pro League club W Connection. [3] He made his debut for Trinidadian club W Connection on 20 September 2010. [4] Earlier that month, Pierre had gone on trial with English team Stoke City. [5] Pierre has also trialled with English clubs Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, [6] and has attracted attention from a number of Spanish sides. [7]

In August 2011, Pierre went on trial with Italian club Genoa, [8] signing for them in April 2012. [9] On 19 January 2014, Pierre was called up to the Genoa senior squad for the first time in a match against Inter Milan. [10] He spent loan spells at Messina and Aversa Normanna, [4] before returning to W Connection for the 2015–16 season. [11]

International career

Pierre made his senior debut for Saint Lucia in 2010, [11] and has played in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them. [12]

International goals

Scores and results list Saint Lucia's goal tally first. [13]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionReport
1.September 6, 2011 Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
1–4
2–4
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Report
Last updated 22 October 2012

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  12. Zaine Pierre FIFA competition record (archived)
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