Nico Pandiani

Jorge Nicolás Pandiani Quaglia (born 10 April 1994), known as Nicolás or Nico Pandiani, is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Real Avilés CF. He plays either at right back or as a central defender.[2]

Nico Pandiani
Personal information
Full name Jorge Nicolás Pandiani Quaglia[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Real Avilés
Youth career
– CE Premià
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Villarreal C
2013 Atlético Baleares 2 (0)
2013–2014 Miramar Misiones 7 (0)
2014–2015 Marino de Luanco 13 (0)
2015 Canadian Soccer Club
2015–2016 Masnou
2016–2017 Miramar Misiones 3 (0)
2017–2018 Canadian Soccer Club 22 (0)
2018 Real Avilés 11 (1)
2018–2019 Hamrun Spartans 1 (0)
2019– Real Avilés 14 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:24, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pandiani and the second or maternal family name is Quaglia.

As well as playing in Spain for Villarreal's C team and for Atlético Baleares and Marino de Luanco in the Segunda B (third tier), he spent a few months with Uruguayan Primera División club Miramar Misiones where he played alongside his father, Walter Pandiani.

Life and career

Pandiani was born in Montevideo,[3] Uruguay, the eldest of three sons of Uruguay international striker Walter Pandiani.[2] The family moved to Spain after Walter established his career there. Nico played in the youth system of CE Premià,[4] and had linked up with the junior teams of Espanyol in 2012–13 pre-season as part of a trial,[5][6] but then followed his father to Villarreal in August 2012, where he was to play for the club's C team.[7]

In January 2013, the pair moved on to Segunda División B (third tier) club Atlético Baleares, where son as well as father signed a first-team contract.[8] Pandiani made his league debut on 14 April, as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 win away to Levante B, and played once more, starting the penultimate game of the season, a 2–1 defeat away at Sant Andreu, in which his father scored the opening goal.[9][10]

In late October 2013, Pandiani and Walter returned to Uruguay to join Primera División strugglers Miramar Misiones,[2] where Walter hoped to fulfil his dream of playing professionally in the same team as his son (Atlético Baleares was not a professional team).[11] Pandiani was ineligible to play in the Apertura,[12][13] and he finally made his professional debut – under his father's captaincy – on the third matchday of the Clausura, on 16 February 2014 away to El Tanque Sisley. Miramar lost 1–0, and Pandiani failed to clear the ball that set up the goal for the hosts.[14] He played once more before relegation was confirmed with five games still to play, and then started the remaining matches to bring his total appearances to seven.[3][15]

For the 2014–15 season, Pandiani returned to Spain and signed for Segunda B club Marino de Luanco.[16] He made his debut on 20 September as a very late substitute in a 2–2 draw at Atlético Astorga, and made 13 league appearances over the season.[3] His team struggled throughout the campaign,[17] and finished 15 points adrift at the bottom of the division.[3][18]

Pandiani left Luanco at the end of the season and returned to Uruguay, where he trained with and was reported to have signed for Canadian of the Segunda División. Although expected to start the opening match of the season at the end of October, administrative issues related to international clearance prevented his appearance.[19] A few days later, Spanish Tercera División club Masnou announced his arrival on a contract to the end of the 2015–16 season.[20]

References
  1. "Nico Pandiani: Jorge Nicolás Pandiani Quaglia". BDFutbol. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. "Miramar Misiones se refuerza con la familia Pandiani" [Miramar Misiones strengthens with the family Pandiani]. El Periódico (in Spanish). 28 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. "N. Pandiani". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  4. "Estadística de jugador: Pandiani, Jorge Nicolás". Escola de Futbol Montcada. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  5. "Nico Pandiani, amb el seu pare..." [Nico Pandiani, with his father...]. Sentiment Perico (in Catalan). 28 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  6. "Espanyol juvenil-Manlleu" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  7. Corrigan, Dermot (28 August 2012). "Pandianis happy with Villarreal move". ESPN FC. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  8. "Walter y Nico Pandiani, presentados en el Atlético Baleares" [Walter and Nico Pandiani, presented at Atlético Baleares]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  9. "Nico Pandiani: Jorge Nicolás Pandiani Quaglia: 2012–13". BDFutbol. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  10. "Crónica 2ª División B: UE Sant Andreu 2–1 At Baleares" [Segunda División B report: UE Sant Andreu 2–1 At Baleares]. Fútbol Balear (in Catalan). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  11. Puentes, Omar (28 October 2013). "Los Pandiani y su sueño: 'Dar todo por Miramar que nos brindó esta linda posibilidad'" [The Pandianis and their dream: 'To give our all for Miramar who offered us this beautiful possibility']. Tenfield.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  12. "Miramar Misiones carga el "rifle" con Pandiani" [Miramar Misiones load the "rifle" with Pandiani]. Tenfield.com.uy (in Spanish). 4 November 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  13. Cappelli, Dino (13 February 2014). "Se hace realidad el sueño de los Pandiani" [The Pandianis' dream is coming true]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  14. Amaya, Sebastián (17 February 2014). "El debut agridulce de los Pandiani" [Bittersweet debut for the Pandianis]. El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  15. Cappelli, Dino (5 May 2014). "La dignidad de Pandiani" [The dignity of Pandiani]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  16. F.J. (29 August 2014). "El Marino ficha al hijo de Walter Pandiani" [Marino sign the son of Walter Pandiani]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  17. Larga, Nacho (22 December 2014). "Nico Pandiani: 'Conseguir la mitad de lo que hizo mi padre sería suficiente'" [Nico Pandiani: 'If I could achieve the half of what my father did it'd be enough']. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  18. "Segunda B 2014/15 Group 1 League table". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  19. Benitez, Mauricio (28 October 2015). "Canadian: derrota en el debut" [Canadian: defeat on debut]. ElAscenso.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  20. "Primer equip: Nico Pandiani aterra al Masnou" [First team: Nico Pandiani lands at Masnou] (in Catalan). Club Deportiu Masnou. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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