Zaine Kareem Pierre (born 21 September 1993) is a Saint Lucian former international footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zaine Kareem Pierre | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04 November 2023 | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
editPierre made his senior debut for Saint Lucia in 2010,[11] and has played in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.[12]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Saint Lucia's goal tally first.[13]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | September 6, 2011 | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1–4 |
2–4 |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Report | ||||
| Last updated 22 October 2012 | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "CONCACAF 2007 Under-17 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ ]https://archive.today/20201218125700/https://issuu.com/dazzlethemag/docs/dazzle_magazine_issue_12 Interview with Zaine Pierre] issuu.com
- ^ Joel Bailey (24 February 2010). "Jean, Carrington join W Connection FC staff". Newsday.
- ^ a b Zaine Pierre at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "W Connection's Zaine Pierre on trial with Stoke City". Soca Warriors. 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Arsenal, Tottenham keen on St Lucia teen Zaine Pierre". Tribal Football. 11 August 2011.
- ^ James Nursey (10 August 2011). "Clubs queue up for Caribbean boy wonder". The Mirror.
- ^ "W Connection's Zaine Pierre set for Genoa trial". TT Pro League. 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Connection's Zaine Pierre signed by Italian Serie A club Genoa". TT Pro League. 18 April 2012.
- ^ Sporté Avis (29 Apr 2015). "The Untold Story of Zaine Pierre". Dazzle.
- ^ a b "Zaine Pierre". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ Zaine Pierre – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "CFD Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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