Zaine Pierre

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

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– Saint Lucia 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:54, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:09, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

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. 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. "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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