Nicholas Pennington (born 18 December 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for club Torres. Born in Italy, he represented Australia at youth international level.
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.
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.
Loan to Olbia On 19 August 2017, he was loaned to Serie C club Olbia on a seasons-long loan deal. 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. Four days later, on 8 October he played his first entire match for Olbia, a 2–1 home defeat against Robur Siena. On 18 February 2018, Pennington scored his first professional goal in the 51st minute of a 2–1 away win over Pistoiese. Pennington ended his loan to Olbia with 25 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist.
Olbia At the end of the loan period, Olbia signed Pennington outright for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. 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. Four days later he played his first entire match of the season, a 2–1 home win over Aurora Pro Patria.
Wellington Phoenix On 30 July 2021, Pennington signed for New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix who play in the A-League. Pennington scored his first Phoenix goal on 26 March 2022, a 97th-minute winner in a 2–1 victory over Perth Glory.
On 19 June 2024, the Phoenix announced that Pennington was leaving the club.
Perth Glory On 19 June 2024, Perth Glory announced that Pennington had joined the club on a two-year contract.
Career statistics Club
+ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCagliari2016–17Serie A0000—00Olbia (loan)2017–18Serie C251—00251Olbia2018–19Serie C300—203202019–20Serie C242—202622020–21Serie C362—00362Total115500401195Wellington Phoenix2021–22A-League Men22140—2612022–23A-League Men14030—1702023–24A-League Men25121—272Total6129100703Wellington Phoenix Reserves2022New Zealand National League11——11Perth Glory2024–25A-League Men21100—2102025–26A-League Men23500—235Total4460000446Torres2026–27Serie C00—0000Career total22114914023415
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