Nighte Pickering

Nighte Pickering (born January 26, 2005) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Memphis 901 in the USL Championship.

Nighte Pickering
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-01-26) January 26, 2005
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Memphis 901
Number 20
Youth career
2017–2022 FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Memphis 901 37 (6)
International career‡
2022– United States U19 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 10, 2022

Career

Youth career

Pickering was born in Birmingham, Alabama, he joined the FC Dallas academy in 2017, where he stayed for five years. At Dallas, Pickering was a part of the under-15 team that won the 2019 FC Bayern adidas Campus Cup in Munich, Germany and won the Dallas Cup in 2017.[1][2] he has 7 siblings, and was homeschooled.

Professional career

On August 4, 2022, Pickering signed his a professional multi-year contract with USL Championship side Memphis 901.[3][4][5] He scored his first professional goal on his debut in a 3–1 win over Hartford Athletic on August 6, 2022.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Nighte Pickering".
  2. Dallas, F. C. "Nighte Pickering". FC Dallas.
  3. "Memphis 901 FC Signs Forward Nighte Pickering to Multi-Year Contract".
  4. Carrick, Buzz (August 4, 2022). "Nighte Pickering signs with Memphis 901".
  5. USLChampionship com Staff (August 4, 2022). "Memphis 901 FC signs U.S. youth international Nighte Pickering". USL Championship.
  6. "Memphis 901 vs. Hartford Athletic - 7 August 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  7. "901 FC's Nighte to Remember". MemphisFlyer.
  8. "Pickering scores in debut as Memphis 901 FC dominates Hartford Athletic".


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