{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use British English|date=October 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nathaniel Pinney | image = Nathaniel Pinney.jpg | image_size = | caption = Pinney playing for Whitehawk in 2018 | fullname = Nathaniel Barrington Pinney<ref name="Hugman2009-10">{{Cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10 | year = 2009 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing | isbn = 978-1-84596-474-0 | page = 335 }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|16|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2009-10"/> | birth_place = South Norwood, England | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}<ref name="Hugman2009-10"/> | currentclub = Corinthian-Casuals | clubnumber = | position = Striker | youthyears1 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs1 = Crystal Palace | years1 = 2009–2012 | clubs1 = Crystal Palace | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2009–2010 | clubs2 = → Woking (loan) | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 2010 | clubs3 = → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2011 | clubs4 = → Braintree Town (loan) | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | caps5 = 25 | goals5 = 10 | years6 = 2012 | clubs6 = Croydon | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2012–2013 | clubs7 = Carshalton Athletic | caps7 = 35 | goals7 = 22 | years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = Tonbridge Angels | caps8 = 32 | goals8 = 12 | years9 = 2013–2014 | clubs9 = → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | caps9 = 5 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2014 | clubs10 = Kingstonian | caps10 = 28 | goals10 = 12 | years11 = 2014–2017 | clubs11 = Eastbourne Borough | caps11 = 115 | goals11 = 40 | years12 = 2017 | clubs12 = St Albans City | caps12 = 7 | goals12 = 3 | years13 = 2017–18 | clubs13 = Whitehawk | caps13 = 18 | goals13 = 6 | years14 = 2018 | clubs14 = Welling United | caps14 = 1 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2018–2019 | clubs15 = Whitehawk | caps15 = 26 | goals15 = 10 | years16 = 2019– | clubs16 = Corinthian-Casuals | caps16 = | goals16 = | club-update = 15:08,28 April 2019 (UTC) }} '''Nathaniel Barrington Pinney''' (born 28 December 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Corinthian-Casuals as a striker.
==Career== Born in South Norwood, London,<ref name="Hugman2009-10"/> Pinney joined Crystal Palace and made his league debut on 11 April 2009, coming on in the 89th minute, as a substitute for Rui Fonte, in a 2–0 home defeat to Cardiff City.<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=581904 Result between C Palace & Cardiff on 2009-04-11 | soccerbase.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Having made only one other appearance for Crystal Palace, in a League Cup game against Yeovil Town in August 2010,<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=623585 Result between Yeovil & C Palace on 2010-08-10 | soccerbase.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Pinney signed for Dagenham and Redbridge in October 2010 on a one-month loan and Conference South leaders Braintree Town on a short-term loan in March 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/9093224.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | title=Daggers capture Palace's Pinney | date=14 October 2010}}</ref>
Pinney joined Ebbsfleet United of the Conference National on 5 November 2011 on an initial one-month loan. This was extended by a further month on 5 December 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/ebbsfleet/9631597.stm| publisher=BBC Sport | title=Ebbsfleet United complete double signing | date=4 November 2011}}</ref> After impressing at Ebbsfleet his loan was extended to the end of the season, he has been used in a few roles, playing on both wings and as a striker. He was officially released by Crystal Palace on 30 April 2012.
Answering a call from newly appointed Carshalton Athletic manager Tommy Williams,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ashton|first=Tim|title=Family tradegy almost sent Pinney off football for life, but then family came calling|url=http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/10050673.Robins__rejuvenated_Pinney_takes_stock_of_life/|publisher=Newsquest Media Group|work=Sutton Guardian|date=15 November 2012 |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref> Pinney joined the club in October 2012. He scored 21 league goals for the Isthmian League Premier Division club in the 2012–13 season.<ref name="Carshalton Athletic star striker Nathaniel Pinney could fly the relegated nest">{{Cite news |first = Tim |last = Ashton |title = Carshalton Athletic star striker Nathaniel Pinney could fly the relegated nest |url = http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/10440728.Carshalton_Athletic_star_striker_Nathaniel_Pinney_could_fly_the_relegated_nest/?ref=ar |newspaper = News Shopper |date = 25 May 2013 |access-date = 18 December 2013}}</ref>
Pinney gained some national attention in late 2012, when he was named in an interview by then Crystal Palace and England winger Wilfried Zaha as the player he could not displace in the Palace youth set-up.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fifield |first1=Dominic |title=Wilfried Zaha – prince from the Palace now mixing with England royalty |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/12/wilfried-zaha-prince-palace-england |access-date=15 October 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=12 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Griggs |first1=Howard |title=Don't judge a book by its cover - an appreciation of Nathaniel Pinney |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/football/nonleague/14511114.dont-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-an-appreciation-of-nathaniel-pinney/ |access-date=15 October 2020 |work=The Argus |date=23 May 2016}}</ref>
Pinney joined Conference South club Eastbourne Borough from previous club Kingstonian on 11 December 2014.<ref name="Pinney joins Boro">{{Cite news |title = Pinney joins Boro |url = http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/pinney-joins-boro-35806/ |location = Pitchero |date = 11 December 2014 |access-date = 11 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Pinney joins Sports">{{Cite news |title = Pinney joins Sports |url = http://www.ebfc.co.uk/news.php?viewmessage=186 |location = EBFC |date = 11 December 2014 |access-date = 11 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Pinney will be good for Borough">{{Cite news |title = Pinney will be good for Borough |url = http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/nonleague/11663388.Pinney_will_be_good_for_Borough/ |location = The Argus |date = 13 December 2014 |access-date = 13 December 2014}}</ref> Pinney made his debut for Borough in a 3–2 defeat to Chelmsford City on 13 December 2014. He came on in the 75th minute as a substitute and scored in the 81st which almost got Borough the draw but Chelmsford scored in stoppage time to take the win.<ref name="Chelmsford City v Eastbourne Borough">{{Cite news |title = Chelmsford City v Eastbourne Borough |url = http://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/17605 |location = Football Web Pages |date = 13 December 2014 |access-date = 14 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214105328/http://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/17605 |archive-date=14 December 2014}}</ref> He then made his home debut a week later against league leaders Boreham Wood as an 86th-minute substitute, scoring Borough's fourth goal in a 4–1 win.<ref name="Non-league round-up">{{cite news |title=Non-league round-up: Borough and Peacehaven stun leaders |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/11680982.Non_league_round_up__Borough_and_Peacehaven_stun_leaders/ |first=Howard |last=Griggs |newspaper=The Argus |date=21 December 2014 |access-date=23 May 2016}}</ref>
Pinney was voted Eastbourne's Player of the Year and finished as top scorer for the club for the 2015–16 season.<ref name="Top scorer">{{cite news |title=Top scorer signs new two year deal with Eastbourne Borough |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/14498752.Top_scorer_signs_new_two_year_deal_with_Eastbourne_Borough/ |first=Howard |last=Griggs |newspaper=The Argus |date=18 May 2016 |access-date=23 May 2016}}</ref> Pinney scored the only goal in the final of the 2015–16 Sussex Senior Cup, winning the cup for Eastbourne Borough.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/14507893.Pinney_would_have_been_man_of_the_match_but_for_red_card__says_Eastbourne_Borough_boss/|title = Pinney would have been man-of-the-match but for red card, says Eastbourne Borough boss| date=20 May 2016 }}</ref>
Pinney was released by The Sports in October 2017, signing briefly for St Albans City before returning to Sussex to join Whitehawk in December.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stalbanscityfc.com/player/nathaniel-pinney/|title = Nathaniel Pinney}}</ref> Pinney scored 10 minutes into his debut at East Thurrock United on 23 December 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whitehawkfc.com/10-men-hawks-outscored-essex/ |title=10-men Hawks out-scored in Essex - Whitehawk FC |website=whitehawkfc.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103105536/http://whitehawkfc.com/10-men-hawks-outscored-essex/ |archive-date=2018-01-03}}</ref> He left the Hawks for Welling United at the end of the season but returned to Whitehawk in November 2018.<ref>Whitehawkfc.co.uk</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 14 October 2017.}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Crystal Palace |2008–09<ref name="N. Pinney">{{Cite web |title = N. Pinney |url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/nathaniel-pinney/76919/ |publisher = Soccerway |access-date = 18 December 2013}}</ref> |Championship |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2010–11<ref name="N. Pinney"/> |Championship |0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !1!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0 |- |Woking (loan) |2009–10<ref name="Non-League Club Directory 2011">{{Cite book | editor1-first = Tony | editor1-last = Williams | editor2-first = James | editor2-last = Wright | title = Non-League Club Directory 2011 | year = 2010 | publisher = Tony Williams Publications | isbn = 978-1-869833-68-8 | pages = 344–345 }}</ref> |Conference South |17||6||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=FAT>Appearance(s) in FA Trophy</ref>||1||18||7 |- |Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) |2010–11<ref name="N. Pinney"/> |League Two |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |Braintree Town (loan) |2010–11<ref name="Non-League Club Directory 2012">{{Cite book | editor1-first = Mike | editor1-last = Williams | editor2-first = Tony | editor2-last = Williams | title = Non-League Club Directory 2012 | year = 2011 | publisher = Tony Williams Publications | isbn = 978-1-869833-70-1 | pages = 46–47 }}</ref> |Conference South |7||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||7||2 |- |Ebbsfleet United (loan) |2011–12<ref name="N. Pinney"/> |Conference Premier |25||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=FAT/>||1||28||8 |- |Carshalton Athletic <ref>James Barrett, Carshalton Athletic press officer/historian since 2011 http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/carshaltonafc/officials/</ref> |2012–13 |Isthmian Premier Division |25(5)||21||0||0||0||0||4(1)||1||35||22 |- |Tonbridge Angels |2013–14<ref name="N. Pinney"/> |Conference South |32||5||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=FAT/>||0||34||5 |- |Dulwich Hamlet (loan) |2013–14<ref name="Nathaniel Pinney">{{Cite web |title = Nathaniel Pinney |url = http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/s/the-team-56196.html?player_id=1167001 |publisher = Dulwich Hamlet F.C. |access-date = 4 January 2014}}</ref> |Isthmian League Premier |5||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||5||1 |- |Kingstonian |2014–15<ref name="N. Pinney"/> |Isthmian League Premier |28||9||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||28||9 |- |rowspan="5"|Eastbourne Borough |2014–15<ref name="N. Pinney"/> |Conference South |21||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||21||4 |- |2015–16<ref name="N. Pinney"/> |Conference South |40||17||3||3||colspan="2"|—||8<ref group=lower-alpha>Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, four appearances and four goals in Sussex Senior Cup.</ref>||6 ||51||26 |- |2016–17<ref name="N. Pinney"/> |Conference South |40||13||5||4||colspan="2"|—||5<ref group=lower-alpha>Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances and seven goals in Sussex Senior Cup.</ref>||8 ||50||25 |- |2016–17<ref name="N. Pinney"/> |Conference South |14||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||16||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !115!!36!!10!!7!!colspan="2"|—||13!!14!!138!!57 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !261!!87!!8!!7!!1!!0!!24!!17!!296!!111 |}
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==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *{{Soccerway|nathaniel-pinney/76919}}
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