Nicholas Pierini (born 6 August 1998) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Sassuolo

On 29 October 2017, Pierini made his professional debut in

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for

Sassuolo Sassuolo (; egl, label=Modenese dialect, Modenese, Sasól ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town ...

as a substitute replacing Luca Mazzitelli in the 71st minute of a 3–1 away defeat against

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. On 20 December he played his first match as a starter in

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, a 2–1 away defeat against

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in the round of 16, he was replaced by

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in the 54th minute.

Loan to Spezia

On 10 July 2018, Pierini was signed by

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side

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on a season-long loan deal. 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

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in the second round of

, he was replaced by Luca Vignali after 85 minutes. Three weeks later, on 25 August, he made his Serie B debut for Spezia as a substitute replacing

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in the 64th minute of a 1–0 away defeat against

. One week later, on 1 September, Pierini scored twice in a 3–2 home win over

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

. On 27 October he played his first entire match for the team, a 0–0 away draw against

Padova Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

. Pierini ended his season-long loan with 27 appearances and 6 goals.

Loan to Cosenza

On 9 August 2019, Pierini was loaned to

side

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on season-long loan deal. On 11 August he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 away defeat against

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in the second round of

, he played the entire match. On 24 August he made his league debut for Cosenza in a 0–0 away draw against

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, he was replaced Riccardo Moreo after 74 minutes. One week later he played his first entire match for Cosenza, a 1–0 home defeat against

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. On 24 September, Pierini scored his first goal for Cosenza, as a substitute, in the 94th minute of a 1–1 home draw against

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. On 10 November he scored twice in a 2–2 away draw against

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. Pierini ended his loan to Cosenza with 21 appearances, 3 goals and 1 assist.

Loan to Ascoli and Modena

On 5 October 2020, Pierini joined

club

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on loan for the 2020-21 season. 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. 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. On 1 February 2021, he moved on a new loan to

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club

Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...

. 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

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. On 21 March he played his first match as a starter for Modena in a 1–0 home win over

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was o ...

, he was replaced by Enrico Bearzotti in the 82nd minute. On 18 April he scored his first goal for the club in the 53rd minute of a 3–0 home win over

. One week later, on 25 April, he scored his second goal in the 75th minute of a 3–0 home win over

Legnago Legnago () is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy, with population (2012) of 25,439. It is located on the Adige river, about from Verona. Its fertile land produces crops of rice, other cereals, sugar, and toba ...

. 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.

Cesena

On 31 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with

Venezia

On 13 July 2022, Pierini moved to

on a four-year contract.

Personal life

He is a son of former Italy international footballer and current coach Alessandro Pierini.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pierini, Nicholas 1998 births Living people Footballers from Parma Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players US Sassuolo Calcio players Spezia Calcio players Cosenza Calcio players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Modena FC 2018 players Cesena FC players Venezia FC players Italy men's youth international footballers Italian emigrants to Spain Footballers from Emilia-Romagna