Nighte Pickering (born January 26, 2005) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Las Vegas Lights FC of the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 26, 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Las Vegas Lights | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2022 | FC Dallas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Memphis 901 | 64 | (9) |
| 2025– | Las Vegas Lights | 24 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | United States U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 28, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 13, 2024 | |||
Career
editYouth career
editPickering was born in Birmingham, Alabama, he joined the FC Dallas academy in 2017, where he stayed for five years. At Dallas, Pickering was a part of the under-15 team that won the 2019 FC Bayern adidas Campus Cup in Munich, Germany and won the Dallas Cup in 2017.[1][2] he has 7 siblings, and was homeschooled.
Professional career
editOn August 4, 2022, Pickering signed his a professional multi-year contract with USL Championship side Memphis 901.[3][4][5] He scored his first professional goal on his debut in a 3–1 win over Hartford Athletic on August 6, 2022.[6][7][8]
Pickering signed with Las Vegas Lights FC on January 15, 2025.[9]
References
edit- ↑ "Nighte Pickering".
- ↑ Dallas, F. C. "Nighte Pickering". FC Dallas.
- ↑ "Memphis 901 FC Signs Forward Nighte Pickering to Multi-Year Contract".
- ↑ Carrick, Buzz (August 4, 2022). "Nighte Pickering signs with Memphis 901".
- ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (August 4, 2022). "Memphis 901 FC signs U.S. youth international Nighte Pickering". USL Championship.
- ↑ "Memphis 901 vs. Hartford Athletic - 7 August 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "901 FC's Nighte to Remember". MemphisFlyer.
- ↑ "Pickering scores in debut as Memphis 901 FC dominates Hartford Athletic".
- ↑ Lights FC Communications (January 15, 2025). "Las Vegas Lights FC Signs Forward Nighte Pickering". lasvegaslightsfc.com. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
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