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Nicholas Pennington (born 18 December 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Wellington Phoenix. His parents are both Australians.

Nicholas Pennington
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Pennington
Date of birth (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
Wellington Phoenix
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2016 Cagliari
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Cagliari 0 (0)
2018–2021 Olbia 115 (5)
2021– Wellington Phoenix 24 (1)
National team
2021– Australia U-23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:31, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 March 2022

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 appear 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]


Wellington Phoenix


On 30 July 2021, Pennington signed for New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix who play in the A-League.[12] Pennington scored his first Phoenix goal on 26 March 2022, a 97th-minute winner in a 2–1 victory over Perth Glory.[13]


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







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