Zaine Pierre
Personal information
Full name Zaine Kareem Pierre
Date of birth (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993
Place of birth Dennery, Saint Lucia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2009 Vieux Fort
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Square United
2010–2012 W Connection 1 (0)
2012–2015 Genoa 0 (0)
2014 → Messina (loan) 1 (0)
2014 → Aversa Normanna (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2016 W Connection
2017–2018 Novigrad 15 (0)
International career‡
Saint Lucia U17[1]
2011 Saint Lucia U23 3 (1)
2010–2019 Saint Lucia 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04 November 2023

Zaine Pierre (born 21 September 1993) is a Saint Lucian former international footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

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.[3] He made his debut for Trinidadian club W Connection on 20 September 2010.[4] Earlier that month, Pierre had gone on trial with English team Stoke City.[5] Pierre has also trialled with English clubs Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City,[6] and has attracted attention from a number of Spanish sides.[7]

In August 2011, Pierre went on trial with Italian club Genoa,[8] signing for them in April 2012.[9] On 19 January 2014, Pierre was called up to the Genoa senior squad for the first time in a match against Inter Milan.[10] He spent loan spells at Messina and Aversa Normanna,[4] before returning to W Connection for the 2015–16 season.[11]

International career

Pierre made his senior debut for Saint Lucia in 2010,[11] and has played in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Saint Lucia's goal tally first.[13]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionReport
1.September 6, 2011Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Saint Kitts and Nevis
1–4
2–4
2014 FIFA World Cup qualificationReport
Last updated 22 October 2012

References

  1. ↑ "CONCACAF 2007 Under-17 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ↑ ]https://archive.today/20201218125700/https://issuu.com/dazzlethemag/docs/dazzle_magazine_issue_12 Interview with Zaine Pierre] issuu.com
  3. ↑ Joel Bailey (24 February 2010). "Jean, Carrington join W Connection FC staff". Newsday.
  4. 1 2 Zaine Pierre at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "W Connection's Zaine Pierre on trial with Stoke City". Soca Warriors. 9 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "Arsenal, Tottenham keen on St Lucia teen Zaine Pierre". Tribal Football. 11 August 2011.
  7. ↑ James Nursey (10 August 2011). "Clubs queue up for Caribbean boy wonder". The Mirror.
  8. ↑ "W Connection's Zaine Pierre set for Genoa trial". TT Pro League. 9 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Connection's Zaine Pierre signed by Italian Serie A club Genoa". TT Pro League. 18 April 2012.
  10. ↑ Sporté Avis (29 Apr 2015). "The Untold Story of Zaine Pierre". Dazzle.
  11. 1 2 "Zaine Pierre". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  12. ↑ Zaine Pierre – FIFA competition record (archived)
  13. ↑ "CFD Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 6 December 2014.


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