Luigi Pieroni

Luigi Pieroni
Personal information
Full name	Luigi Pieroni
Date of birth	8 September 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Liege, Belgium
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1988–1991	RFC Montegnee
1991–1993	Liège
1993–1998	Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–1999	Standard Liège
1999–2003	Liège
2003–2004	Mouscron
2004–2007	Auxerre
2007–2008	Nantes
2007–2008	→ Lens (loan)
2008	→ Anderlecht (loan)
2008–2010	Valenciennes
2010	Gent
2010–2011	Standard Liège
2011–2013	Arles-Avignon
International career‡
2004–2008	Belgium
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2013; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:16, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Luigi Pieroni (born 8 September 1980 in Liège) is a former Belgian football striker.

Career

He finished the Jupiler League 2003-04 season as topscorer with 28 goals while he was playing for R.E. Mouscron. He previously played with R.F.C. Liégeois, Auxerre and was loaned out to Lens and Anderlecht while he was under contract with the FC Nantes. In 2008 he signed with Valenciennes and in 2010 he returned to Belgium, where he signed with AA Gent. After a two-year stint with Standard Liège, he signed a contract with French Ligue 2 club AC Arles-Avignon on 19 July 2011. His playing career came to a halt in the end of the 2012-13 season when he retired at the age of 32 due to a long time Phlebitis.

He has a son, Gianluca born on 4 January 2007.

Luigi Pieroni: **International Goals**
Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 March 2006	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City	Luxembourg	0 – 2	Won	Friendly
2	21 November 2007	Tofig Bahramov Stadium, Baku	Azerbaijan	0 – 1	Won	Euro 2008 Qualification

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