Carl Piergianni
![]() Piergianni playing for Salford City in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carl Liam Piergianni[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 May 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||
Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Oldham Athletic | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2009 | Peterborough United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Peterborough United | 1 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Spalding United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2011 | → Altrincham (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Stockport County | 44 | (4) |
2012–2013 | Corby Town | 28 | (6) |
2013–2016 | Boston United | 100 | (14) |
2017 | South Melbourne | 9 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Salford City | 95 | (13) |
2020 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2020– | Oldham Athletic | 59 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:01, 26 December 2021 (UTC) |
Carl Liam Piergianni (born 3 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Oldham Athletic.
Career[]
Piergianni studied at Stanground College,[2] and was playing in the Peterborough and District Youth League for his boyhood club Powerleague in the Under 16 league when he was scouted by Peterborough United.[2] He joined Peterborough's youth system and two years of progress saw him named Under 18 Player of the Year.[2]
In December 2009 he signed on work experience loan with Spalding United,[3] where he went on to make six appearances.
After being named in several first team squads towards the end of 2009–10 season, in May 2010 he was awarded a one-year development contract by the team.[2]
For the 2010–11 season, he was awarded a first team squad number 17. He made his Football League debut on 10 December 2010 as a 95th-minute substitute in a League One match against Rochdale.[4]
On 31 December 2010, he joined Altrincham on work experience.[5] He made his debut for the club the next day, playing the entire match against Wrexham.[6]
On 10 August 2011 he joined Stockport County on a free transfer.[7] Carl scored his first, (and second), senior goals when Stockport drew 3–3 with Hayes & Yeading on 5 November 2011.[8]
He was offered a further deal by the club in May 2012[9] but did not agree terms and left the club at the end of August.
In October 2012 he joined Corby Town on non-contract terms.[10] In May 2013 he signed for Boston United.[11]
In January 2017, Piergianni signed for Australian club South Melbourne in the National Premier Leagues, Australia's second division.[12]
In May 2017 after returning to the UK, he signed for Salford City.[13]
In January 2020 he signed with Oldham Athletic on a loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[14]
Honours[]
Salford City
- National League play-offs: 2019[15]
Individual
- Conference/National League North Team of the Year: 2014–15,[16] 2015–16[17]
- Robbie Savage Look-Alike Contest: 3rd 2010-11, 2nd 2011-12
References[]
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Posh signing: Dream comes true for Piergianni". The Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Scott signs big-name quartet". Non League News 24. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Peterborough 2–1 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Darlington make Liam Hatch deal permanent". BBC Sport. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Altrincham 0–0 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Carl Piergianni joins Stockport County on a free". BBC Sport. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Stockport 3–3 Hayes and Yeading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Hatters squad taking shape". Stockport County FC. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Steelmen pick up Piergianni". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "StackPath".
- ^ "South sign tough English Centre Back Piergianni • - SMFC".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Oldham sign Salford's Piergianni on loan". BBC Sport.
- ^ Rindl, Josef (11 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 0–3 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Lomas, John (8 June 2015). "Conference North Team of the Year". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. London: Johnston Press. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "United bag notable accolades". Boston United F.C. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
External links[]
- Carl Piergianni at Soccerbase
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Peterborough
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Spalding United F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- English people of Italian descent
- Corby Town F.C. players
- Salford City F.C. players
- South Melbourne FC players
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players