Nico Pasquotti (born 18 October 1995) is a Canadian

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player.

Club career

Calgary Foothills

In 2016, Pasquotti made twelve appearances for

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side Calgary Foothills, scoring one goal. That fall he attended the

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, where he made fourteen appearances and scored one goal. In 2017, Pasquotti made another thirteen appearances for Foothills. In 2018, Pasquotti made thirteen league appearances, scoring three goals. In the playoffs that year, he appeared in four playoff matches and scored the game-winning goal as the Foothills went on to win the PDL Championship. Pasquotti was subsequently named MVP of the 2018 PDL Championship.

Cavalry FC

On 23 January 2019, Pasquotti signed with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC, rejoining former Calgary Foothills coach

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and several of his Foothills teammates. On 8 May 2019, he made his professional debut as a substitute against

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. Pasquotti scored his first goal for Cavalry on May 12 against

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. Pasquotti's first season with Cavalry was quite personally successful despite his side losing to Forge in the

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: he became a mainstay in the starting eleven, contributed 5 goals and 7 assists throughout all competitions, and became renowned for his dangerous long throw-ins. After training with

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and Ross County in the offseason, he re-signed with Cavalry FC ahead of the 2020 season on January 29, 2020. In September 2020, Pasquotti would suffer a torn ACL in a match against

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, which would keep him out of action for 6-9 months.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Calgary Foothills * PDL Championship:

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Calvary FC *

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**Runners-up:

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* Canadian Premier League (Regular season): **Champions: Spring 2019, Fall 2019 Individual *PDL Championship MVP: 2018

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pasquotti, Nico Living people 1995 births Men's association football forwards Canadian men's soccer players Soccer people from Alberta Sportspeople from Lethbridge Lethbridge Pronghorns players Calgary Foothills FC players Cavalry FC players USL League Two players Canadian Premier League players Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent