Zaine Pierre
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zaine Kareem Pierre | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Dennery, Saint Lucia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aversa Normanna | ||
| Number | 99[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Vieux Fort | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Square United | ||
| 2010–2012 | W Connection | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Messina (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Aversa Normanna (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Saint Lucia | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2014. | |||
Zaine Pierre (born 21 September 1993) is a Saint Lucian international footballer who plays professionally in Italy for Genoa, as a midfielder.
Career
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.[2] He made his debut for Trinidadian club W Connection on 20 September 2010.[3] Earlier that month, Pierre had gone on trial with English team Stoke City.[4] Pierre has also trialled with English clubs Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City,[5] and has attracted attention from a number of Spanish sides.[6]
In August 2011, Pierre went on trial with Italian club Genoa,[7] signing for them in April 2012.[8]
International career
Pierre made his senior debut for Saint Lucia in 2010,[9] and has played in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.[10]
International goals
- Scores and results list Saint Lucia's goal tally first.[11]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | September 6, 2011 | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | | | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Report | ||||
| Last updated 22 October 2012 | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ "GRIFO IN RITIRO PER LA PARTITA" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 14 December 2013.
- ↑ Joel Bailey (24 February 2010). "Jean, Carrington join W Connection FC staff". Newsday.
- ↑ Zaine Pierre profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "W Connection's Zaine Pierre on trial with Stoke City". Soca Warriors. 9 September 2010.
- ↑ "Arsenal, Tottenham keen on St Lucia teen Zaine Pierre". Tribal Football. 11 August 2011.
- ↑ James Nursey (10 August 2011). "Clubs queue up for Caribbean boy wonder". The Mirror.
- ↑ "W Connection's Zaine Pierre set for Genoa trial". TT Pro League. 9 August 2011.
- ↑ "Connection's Zaine Pierre signed by Italian Serie A club Genoa". TT Pro League. 18 April 2012.
- ↑ Zaine Pierre at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Zaine Pierre – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "CFD Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 6 December 2014.