Nicholas Pennington

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Nicholas Pennington
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Pennington
Date of birth (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wellington Phoenix
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2016 Cagliari
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Cagliari 0 (0)
2018–2021 Olbia 115 (5)
2021– Wellington Phoenix 4 (0)
National team‡
2021– Australia U-23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 July 2021

Nicholas Pennington (born 18 December 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Wellington Phoenix.

Early life[]

Born in Rome, Pennington is of Australian descent through his father who originated from Perth. He has stated his interest in representing the Australia national team.[1]

Club career[]

Cagliari[]

Pennington began his career with Cagliari. He made his first appearance on the bench on 27 November 2016 in a Serie A match against Udinese and the second three days later in a match against Sampdoria in the fourth round of Coppa Italia, but both times he did not appear on the field.[2][3]

Loan to Olbia[]

On 19 August 2017, he was loaned to Serie C club Olbia on a seasons-long loan deal.[4] On 4 October, Pennington made his debut for Olbia as a substitute replacing Enrico Geroni in the 28th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Pistoiese.[5] Four days later, on 8 October he played his first entire match for Olbia, a 2–1 home defeat against Robur Siena.[6] On 18 February 2018, Pennington scored his first professional goal in the 51st minute of a 2–1 away win over Pistoiese.[7] Pennington ended his loan to Olbia with 25 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist.[8]

Olbia[]

At the end of the loan period, Olbia signed Pennington outright for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[9] On 19 September he played his first match of the season in a 3–2 away win over Albissola, he was replaced by Joseph Tetteh after 75 minutes.[10] Four days later he played his first entire match of the season, a 2–1 home win over Aurora Pro Patria.[11]

Wellington Phoenix[]

On 30 July 2021, Pennington signed for New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix who play in the A-League.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 25 October 2018
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olbia (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 25 1 0 0 — — 25 1
Olbia 2018–19 Serie C 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Career total 32 1 0 0 — — 32 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Meet the Italian midfielder who wants to play for the Socceroos".
  2. ^ "Cagliari vs. Udinese - 27 November 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  3. ^ "Sampdoria vs. Cagliari - 30 November 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Olbia, dal Cagliari arrivano Oliveira e Pennington - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  5. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Olbia vs. Robur Siena - 8 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Pistoiese vs. Olbia - 18 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Australia - N. Pennington - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  9. ^ "UFFICIALE: Olbia, presi Crosta e Pennington dal Cagliari - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  10. ^ "Albissola vs. Olbia - 19 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  11. ^ "Olbia vs. Pro Patria - 23 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  12. ^ Rollo, Phillip (30 July 2021). "The next Reno Piscopo? Wellington Phoenix sign Australian-Italian midfielder". Stuff.

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