Nico Pasquotti

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|10|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Forward

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| college1 = Lethbridge Horns

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| collegegoals1 = 1

| years1 = 2016–2018

| clubs1 = Calgary Foothills

| caps1 = 38

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2019–2020

| clubs2 = Cavalry FC

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 5

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Nico Pasquotti (born 18 October 1995) is a Canadian soccer player.

Club career

=Calgary Foothills=

In 2016, Pasquotti made twelve appearances for USL Premier Development League side Calgary Foothills, scoring one goal.{{cite web |title=Nico Pasquotti - 2017 Top Prospects |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/nico-pasquotti |publisher=United Soccer League |accessdate=9 May 2019}} That fall he attended the University of Lethbridge, where he made fourteen appearances and scored one goal.{{cite web |title=Nico Pasquotti 2016-17 |url=https://www.canadawest.org/sports/msoc/2016-17/players/nicopasquotti9ije |publisher=CWUAA |accessdate=9 May 2019}} In 2017, Pasquotti made another thirteen appearances for Foothills.

In 2018, Pasquotti made thirteen league appearances, scoring three goals.{{cite web |title=Nico Pasquotti 2018 |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/24767473 |publisher=United Soccer League |accessdate=9 May 2019}} In the playoffs that year, he appeared in four playoff matches and scored the game-winning goal as the Foothills went on to win the PDL Championship. Pasquotti was subsequently named MVP of the 2018 PDL Championship.{{cite web |title=Four More Horsemen Saddle Up to Ride with Cavalry FC |url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/1550-2 |publisher=Cavalry FC |accessdate=9 May 2019 |date=23 January 2019}}

=Cavalry FC=

On 23 January 2019, Pasquotti signed with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC, rejoining former Calgary Foothills coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. and several of his Foothills teammates. On 8 May 2019, he made his professional debut as a substitute against Valour FC.{{cite web |title=Nico Pasquotti |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nico-pasquotti/605816/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=9 May 2019}} Pasquotti scored his first goal for Cavalry on May 12 against Forge FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cpl/calvary-fc-soccer-canadian-premier-league-1.5133109|date=May 12, 2019|title=Cavalry FC stays undefeated with late win over Forge FC}} Pasquotti's first season with Cavalry was quite personally successful despite his side losing to Forge in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals: he became a mainstay in the starting eleven, contributed 5 goals and 7 assists throughout all competitions, and became renowned for his dangerous long throw-ins.{{Cite web|date=2020-01-29|title=Cavalry FC Re-Signs Pasquotti and Wheeldon|url=https://northerntribune.ca/cavalry-fc-pasquotti-wheeldon/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Northern Tribune|language=en-US}}

After training with RCD Mallorca and Ross County in the offseason, he re-signed with Cavalry FC ahead of the 2020 season on January 29, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/nico-pasquotti-can-and-jay-wheeldon-can-return-for-2020|title=Nico Pasquotti (CAN) and Jay Wheeldon (CAN) return for 2020|date=January 29, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/cpl-coaches-forced-to-prioritize-for-off-season-loans-more-players-than-opportunities|title=CPL coaches forced to prioritize for off-season loans: 'More players than opportunities'|website=Canadian Premier League|date=September 28, 2020}} In September 2020, Pasquotti would suffer a torn ACL in a match against Pacific FC, which would keep him out of action for 6–9 months.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/cavalrys-nico-pasquotti-to-have-surgery-on-torn-acl-expected-to-be-out-6-9-months|title=Cavalry's Nico Pasquotti to have surgery on torn ACL; expected to be out 6-9 months|website=Canadian Premier League|date=October 2, 2020}}

Career statistics

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Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="4" \|Calgary Foothills \|2016 \| rowspan="4" \|PDL \|12 \|1 \| - \| - \|5 \|2 \|17 \|3
2017 \|13 \|0 \| - \| - \|1 \|0 \|14 \|0
2018 \|13 \|3 \| - \| - \|4 \|1 \|17 \|4
Total !38 !4 !0 !0 !10 !3 !48 !7
rowspan="3" \|Cavalry FC \|2019 \| rowspan="3" \|CPL \|23 \|5 \|8 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|33 \|5
2020 \|7 \|0 \| - \| - \|1 \|0 \|8 \|0
Total !30 !5 !8 !0 !3 !0 !41 !5
colspan="3" \|Total !68 !9 !8 !0 !13 !3 !89 !12

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