Carl Piergianni

Carl Liam Piergianni (born 3 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Oldham Athletic on loan from Salford City.

Carl Piergianni
Piergianni playing for Salford City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Carl Liam Piergianni[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992
Place of birth Peterborough, England
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Oldham Athletic
(on loan from Salford City)
Number 33
Youth career
2007–2009 Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Peterborough United 1 (0)
2009–2010 → Spalding United (loan) 6 (0)
2011 → Altrincham (loan) 21 (0)
2011–2012 Stockport County 44 (4)
2012–2013 Corby Town 28 (6)
2013–2016 Boston United 100 (14)
2017 South Melbourne 9 (0)
2017– Salford City 95 (13)
2020– → Oldham Athletic (loan) 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:29, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Piergianni studied at Stanground College,[2] and was playing in the Peterborough and District Youth League for his boyhood club Powerleague in the Under 16 league when he was scouted by Peterborough United.[2] He joined Peterborough's youth system and two years of progress saw him named Under 18 Player of the Year.[2]

In December 2009 he signed on work experience loan with Spalding United,[3] where he went on to make six appearances.

After being named in several first team squads towards the end of 2009–10 season, in May 2010 he was awarded a one-year development contract by the team.[2]

For the 2010–11 season, he was awarded a first team squad number 17. He made his Football League debut on 10 December 2010 as a 95th-minute substitute in a League One match against Rochdale.[4]

On 31 December 2010, he joined Altrincham on work experience.[5] He made his debut for the club the next day, playing the entire match against Wrexham.[6]

On 10 August 2011 he joined Stockport County on a free transfer.[7] Carl scored his first, (and second), senior goals when Stockport drew 3–3 with Hayes & Yeading on 5 November 2011.[8]

He was offered a further deal by the club in May 2012[9] but did not agree terms and left the club at the end of August.

In October 2012 he joined Corby Town on non-contract terms.[10] In May 2013 he signed for Boston United.[11]

In January 2017, Piergianni signed for Australian club South Melbourne in the National Premier Leagues, Australia's second division.[12]

In May 2017 after returning to the UK, he signed for Salford City.[13]

In January 2020 he signed with Oldham Athletic on a loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[14]

Honours

Salford City

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. "Posh signing: Dream comes true for Piergianni". The Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  3. "Scott signs big-name quartet". Non League News 24. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  4. "Peterborough 2–1 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  5. "Darlington make Liam Hatch deal permanent". BBC Sport. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  6. "Altrincham 0–0 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  7. "Carl Piergianni joins Stockport County on a free". BBC Sport. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  8. "Stockport 3–3 Hayes and Yeading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  9. "Hatters squad taking shape". Stockport County FC. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  10. "Steelmen pick up Piergianni". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  11. http://www.bostonunited.co.uk/news/piergianni-becomes-latest-sign-951826.html
  12. http://www.smfc.com.au/south-sign-tough-english-centre-back-piergianni/
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51010419
  15. Rindl, Josef (11 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 0–3 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  16. Lomas, John (8 June 2015). "Conference North Team of the Year". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. London: Johnston Press. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  17. "United bag notable accolades". Boston United F.C. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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