Piero Mingoia

Piero Mingoia

Mingoia playing for Accrington Stanley in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Pietro Mingoia[1]
Date of birth	20 October 1991[2]
Place of birth	Enfield, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Accrington Stanley
Number	7
Youth career
2003–2010	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–2013	Watford	5	(0)
2012	→ Brentford (loan)	0	(0)
2012	→ Hayes & Yeading United (loan)	8	(2)
2012–2013	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	7	(1)
2013	→ Boreham Wood (loan)	9	(0)
2013–	Accrington Stanley	118	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:20, 1 May 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Pietro Mingoia (born 20 October 1991), known as Piero Mingoia,^[2] is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two club Accrington Stanley. An attacking midfielder, he began his career with Watford, and spent time on loan at Brentford, Hayes & Yeading United, Accrington Stanley and Boreham Wood before joining Stanley permanently in 2013.

Career

Watford

Mingoia, who was born in Enfield^[3] of Italian descent,^[2] joined Watford at the age of 13 and rose through the ranks. He signed professional terms towards the end of the 2009–10 season, penning a one-year deal following the conclusion of his two-year scholarship.^[4] He marked his full debut on 8 January 2011 against Hartlepool United in the FA Cup with a fine goal, curling in from 25 yards.^[5] Watford went on to win the game 4–1.

He made his league debut for Watford in the 3–0 home win against Derby County a week later, as an 81st-minute substitute for Marvin Sordell.^[6] Mingoia made four more appearances during the 2010–11 season^[7] and was rewarded with a two-year contract extension.^[8]

Mingoia joined Brentford on loan for a month on 5 January 2012.^[3] He took no part in any matchday squad for the club, and returned to Watford a week before his loan spell was due to end.^[9] Mingoia joined Hayes & Yeading United on loan on 22 March for one month.^[10]

Mingoia joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on an initial month's loan in September 2012. This was extended for a further three months in October, keeping Mingoia at Stanley until January 2013.^[11] On 31 January 2013, He joined Boreham Wood on loan until the end of the season, stating that he "wanted to go back to basics and enjoy playing football again".^[12]

Watford released Mingoia when his contract expired at the end of the 2012–13 season.^[13]

Accrington Stanley

Mingoia returned to Accrington Stanley to sign a one-year contract on 1 August 2013.^[14] On 22 January 2014, Mingoia signed a new contract extension to keep him contracted until the summer of 2015.^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 January 2016.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Watford	2010–11[7]	Championship	5	0	2	1	0	0	—		7	1
	2011–12[16]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		5	0	2	1	0	0	—		7	1
Hayes & Yeading United (loan)	2011–12[16]	Conference Premier	8	2	—		—		—		8	2
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2012–13[17]	League Two	7	1	2	0	—		—		9	1
Boreham Wood (loan)	2012–13[18]	Conference South	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Accrington Stanley	2013–14[19]	League Two	37	1	1	0	2	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	2
	2014–15[20]	League Two	36	8	3	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	8
	2015–16[21]	League Two	22	2	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	2
	Total		95	11	6	0	4	1	3	0	108	12
Career totals			125	14	10	1	4	1	3	0	141	16

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 80. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
2. "Profiles: Piero Mingoia". Watford F.C. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012.
3. "Brentford sign Watford's Piero Mingoia & extend Bidwell's deal". BBC Sport. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
4. Matthews, Anthony (1 April 2010). "But Hornets decide to release five second-year scholars". Watford Observer. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
5. "Watford 4–1 Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
6. "Watford 3–0 Derby". BBC Sport. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
7. "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
8. "Watford give Piero Mingoia a new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
9. Smith, Frank (25 January 2012). "Watford midfielder Piero Mingoia returns after unsuccessful Brentford loan". Watford Observer. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
10. "Watford midfielder Piero Mingoia joins Hayes & Yeading on loan". Watford Observer. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
11. "Watford's Piero Mingoia to stay with Accrington until January". BBC Sport. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
12. "Transfer news: Watford's Piero Mingoia joins Boreham Wood on loan". Sky Sports. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
13. "Official: Released players confirmed". Watford F.C. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
14. "Accrington sign Piero Mingoia and Michael Richardson". BBC Sport. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
15. "Mingoia Signs New Contract". Accrington Stanley FC. 22 January 2014.
16. "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
17. "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
18. "Boreham Wood FC first team players stats and appearances 2012/13" (PDF). Boreham Wood F.C. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
19. "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
20. "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
21. "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

External links

• Piero Mingoia career statistics at Soccerbase