Piero Mingoia (born 20 October 1991) is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Piero Mingoia
Mingoia playing for Accrington Stanley in 2014
Personal information
Full name Piero Mingoia[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2010 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Watford 5 (0)
2012Brentford (loan) 0 (0)
2012Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 8 (2)
2012–2013Accrington Stanley (loan) 7 (1)
2013Boreham Wood (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2016 Accrington Stanley 119 (12)
2016–2018 Cambridge United 62 (5)
2018–2019 Accrington Stanley 4 (0)
2019Morecambe (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2021 Boreham Wood 30 (1)
Total 260 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

He began his career with Watford, and spent time on loan at Brentford, Hayes & Yeading United, Accrington Stanley and Boreham Wood before joining Accrington Stanley in 2013. He subsequently joined Cambridge United, before returning to Accrington, where he was loaned to Morecambe. He last played for National League side Boreham Wood.

Career edit

Watford edit

Mingoia was born in Enfield, London[3] He 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 edit

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]

Cambridge United edit

Mingoia signed a two-year deal with Cambridge United on 2 June 2016.[16] He scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw with Barnet on 6 August 2016.[17]

He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[18]

Second spell at Accrington edit

On 27 June 2018, Mingoia returned to Accrington Stanley on a two-year deal.[19]

Morecambe (loan) edit

On 31 January 2019, Mingoia joined Morecambe on loan until the end of the season.[20]

Boreham Wood edit

On 1 July 2019, Mingoia joined Boreham Wood on a free transfer.[21] He was released by the club in June 2021.[22]

Career statistics edit

As of 19 January 2021.
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[23] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 2 1 0 0 7 1
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2011–12[23] Conference Premier 8 2 8 2
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2012–13[24] League Two 7 1 2 0 9 1
Boreham Wood (loan) 2012–13[25] Conference South 9 0 9 0
Total 24 3 2 0 26 3
Accrington Stanley 2013–14[26] League Two 37 1 1 0 2 1 1[a] 0 41 2
2014–15[27] League Two 36 8 3 0 1 0 1[a] 0 41 8
2015–16[28] League Two 46 3 2 0 1 0 3[b] 1 52 4
Total 119 12 6 0 4 1 5 1 134 14
Cambridge United 2016–17[29] League Two 40 5 4 1 2 1 3[a] 0 49 7
2017–18[30] League Two 22 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 1 25 1
Total 62 5 5 1 2 1 5 1 74 8
Accrington Stanley 2018–19[31] League One 4 0 2 0 1 0 5[a] 0 12 0
Morecambe (loan) 2018–19[31] League Two 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Boreham Wood 2019–20[32] National League 22 1 0 0 0 0 22 1
2020–21[33] National League 8 0 3 0 1[c] 0 12 0
Career totals 260 21 20 2 7 2 16 2 303 27
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy and League Two play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Piero Mingoia". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Piero Mingoia". Cambridge United FC. 29 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. 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. ^ "U's Agree Two-Year Deal With Mingoia Who Also Unveils The 2016/17 Home Shirt". Cambridge United Official Site. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Cambridge 1–1 Barnet". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  18. ^ Georgeson, Andrew (22 May 2018). "Piero Mingoia on his 'unique' final season at Cambridge United". cambridgenews.
  19. ^ "Piero Mingoia: Accrington Stanley re-sign Cambridge United midfielder". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  20. ^ "Piero Mingoia Loan". Morecambe F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  21. ^ "PIERO'S BACK!". Boreham Wood F.C. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  22. ^ "TOUGH DECISIONS TAKEN FOR WOOD'S FUTURE". Boreham Wood F.C. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  24. ^ "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  25. ^ "Boreham Wood FC first team players stats and appearances 2012/13" (PDF). Boreham Wood F.C. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  26. ^ "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  27. ^ "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  28. ^ "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  29. ^ "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  30. ^ "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  32. ^ "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  33. ^ "Games played by Piero Mingoia in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

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