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Carl Liam Piergianni (born 3 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who played as a defender for League Two club Stevenage.

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 (age 30)
Place of birth	Peterborough, England
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Stevenage
Number	5
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)
2017–2020	Salford City	95	(13)
2020	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	11	(0)
2020–2022	Oldham Athletic	78	(8)
2022–	Stevenage	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:13, 16 August 2022 (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]

Having been released following Oldham's relegation to the National League at the end of the 2021–22 season,[15] Piergianni agreed to join Stevenage on a free transfer.[16]

Honours

Salford City

• National League play-offs: 2019[17]

Individual

• Conference/National League North Team of the Year: 2014–15,[18] 2015–16[19]
• Robbie Savage Look-Alike Contest: 3rd 2010–11, 2nd 2011-12

References

External links

• Carl Piergianni at Soccerbase

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