Nicholas Pennington

Nicholas Pennington (born 18 December 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Olbia.

Nicholas Pennington
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Pennington
Date of birth (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Olbia
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2016 Cagliari
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Cagliari 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Olbia (loan) 25 (1)
2018– Olbia 52 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2020

Early life

Born in Rome, Pennington is of Australian descent through his father who originated from Perth. He has stated his interest in representing the Australia national team.[1]

Club career

Cagliari

Pennington began his career with Cagliari. He made his first appearance on the bench on 27 November 2016 in a Serie A match against Udinese and the second three days later in a match against Sampdoria in the fourth round of Coppa Italia, but both times he did not appeared on the field.[2][3]

Loan to Olbia

On 19 August 2017, he was loaned to Serie C club Olbia on a seasons-long loan deal.[4] On 4 October, Pennington made his debut for Olbia as a substitute replacing Enrico Geroni in the 28th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Pistoiese.[5] Four days later, on 8 October he played his first entire match for Olbia, a 2–1 home defeat against Robur Siena.[6] On 18 February 2018, Pennington scored his first professional goal in the 51st minute of a 2–1 away win over Pistoiese.[7] Pennington ended his loan to Olbia with 25 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist.[8]

Olbia

At the end of the loan period, Olbia signed Pennington outright for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[9] On 19 September he played his first match of the season in a 3–2 away win over Albissola, he was replaced by Joseph Tetteh after 75 minutes.[10] Four days later he played his first entire match of the season, a 2–1 home win over Aurora Pro Patria.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 October 2018
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olbia (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 25 1 0 0 — — 25 1
Olbia 2018–19 Serie C 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Career total 32 1 0 0 — — 32 1

References
  1. https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/meet-the-italian-midfielder-who-wants-to-play-for-the-socceroos
  2. "Cagliari vs. Udinese - 27 November 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  3. "Sampdoria vs. Cagliari - 30 November 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  4. "UFFICIALE: Olbia, dal Cagliari arrivano Oliveira e Pennington - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  5. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. "Olbia vs. Robur Siena - 8 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. "Pistoiese vs. Olbia - 18 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. "Australia - N. Pennington - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  9. "UFFICIALE: Olbia, presi Crosta e Pennington dal Cagliari - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  10. "Albissola vs. Olbia - 19 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  11. "Olbia vs. Pro Patria - 23 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.


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