Nighte Pickering
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nighte Pickering
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|1|26}}
| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, United States
| height = 1.83m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Las Vegas Lights
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = 2017–2022
| youthclubs1 = FC Dallas
| years1 = 2022–2024
| clubs1 = Memphis 901
| caps1 = 64
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2025–
| clubs2 = Las Vegas Lights
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022–
| nationalteam1 = United States U19
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = January 15, 2025
| nationalteam-update = November 13, 2024
}}
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.
Career
= Youth career =
Pickering 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.memphis901fc.com/roster/nighte-pickering/|title=Nighte Pickering}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcdallas.com/players/nighte-pickering/|title=Nighte Pickering|first=F. C.|last=Dallas|website=FC Dallas}} he has 7 siblings, and was homeschooled.
= Professional career=
On August 4, 2022, Pickering signed his a professional multi-year contract with USL Championship side Memphis 901.{{Cite web|url=https://www.memphis901fc.com/news/2022/08/04/memphis-901-fc-signs-forward-nighte-pickering-to-multi-year-contract/|title=Memphis 901 FC Signs Forward Nighte Pickering to Multi-Year Contract}}{{Cite web|url=https://3rddegree.net/nighte-pickering-signs-with-memphis-901|title=Nighte Pickering signs with Memphis 901|first=Buzz|last=Carrick|date=August 4, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1234760-memphis-901-fc-signs-u-s-youth-international-nighte-pickering|title=Memphis 901 FC signs U.S. youth international Nighte Pickering|author=USLChampionship com Staff|date=August 4, 2022|website=USL Championship}} He scored his first professional goal on his debut in a 3–1 win over Hartford Athletic on August 6, 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/07/united-states/mls-reserve-league/memphis-901/hartford-athletic/3728766/|title=Memphis 901 vs. Hartford Athletic - 7 August 2022 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/undefined|title=901 FC's Nighte to Remember|website=MemphisFlyer}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.memphis901fc.com/news/2022/08/06/pickering-scores-in-debut-as-memphis-901-fc-dominates-hartford-athletic/|title=Pickering scores in debut as Memphis 901 FC dominates Hartford Athletic}}
Pickering signed with Las Vegas Lights FC on January 15, 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lasvegaslightsfc.com/news/2025/01/15/las-vegas-lights-fc-signs-forward-nighte-pickering/|title=Las Vegas Lights FC Signs Forward Nighte Pickering|author=Lights FC Communications|date=January 15, 2025|access-date=January 15, 2025|website=lasvegaslightsfc.com}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Las Vegas Lights FC squad}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Memphis 901 FC players
Category:Las Vegas Lights FC players
Category:Soccer players from Birmingham, Alabama
Category:United States men's youth international soccer players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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