Gennaro Nigro

Gennaro Nigro
Personal information
Full name Gennaro Michael Nigro
Date of birth (2000-05-29) May 29, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Las Vegas Lights FC
Number 33
Youth career
2018–2020 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Potenza 25 (0)
2022–2023 Real Monarchs 17 (0)
2023 → ADO Den Haag (loan) 0 (0)
2024– Las Vegas Lights 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 2024

Gennaro Michael Nigro (born May 29, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Las Vegas Lights FC.

Raised in Clark, New Jersey, Nigro played prep soccer for Arthur L. Johnson High School.[1]

Career

In 2018, Nigro signed for Italian Serie A side Roma from the Players Development Academy in the United States.[2] He had previously committed to Cornell University.[3]

In 2020, he moved to Italian third division club Potenza.[4]

On September 1, 2023, Nigro joined ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands on loan.[5] Nigro made only one appearance in the Dutch Cup for ADO and no league appearances, and on January 2, 2024, the loan was terminated.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Johnson soccer standout to continue playing at Cornell, Union County LocalSource, February 22, 2018. Accessed November 29, 2020. "Arthur L. Johnson senior Gennaro Nigro recently signed with Cornell University."
  2. ^ Dal New Jersey alla Roma: alla scoperta di Gennaro Nigro ilromanista.eu
  3. ^ "Clark HS Senior Signs with Cornell University". tapinto.net. February 17, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Canicchio, Lorenzo (August 28, 2020). "Roma, Michael Gennaro Nigro ufficiale al Potenza". Gazzetta Regionale (in Italian). Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "ADO DEN HAAG HUURT GENNARO NIGRO" [ADO DEN HAAG LOANS GENNARO NIGRO] (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "GENNARO NIGRO KEERT TERUG NAAR REAL SALT LAKE" [GENNARO NIGRO RETURNS TO REAL SALT LAKE] (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.


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