59’ 🔁 @Nicholas_gioacc et @JessyPi25 remplacés par Kelian Nsona et Azzeddine Toufiqui. #ASISMC 0️⃣-3️⃣— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) November 16, 2019
The goal and drawn penalty. 19-yr-old Nicholas Gioacchini scored and drew a penalty today in a 4-0 win for SM Caen in the French Cup. The opponent was a 7th-division side, so I'm not getting carried away, but it's worth noting.https://t.co/T0U4YnPkAp— scuffed (@scuffedpod) November 16, 2019
even more impressive to see a young forward so relentless and unmerciful against lesser competition or something
Starts: 📋 La composition de @CoachDupraz pour ce #SMCLMFC 🔴🔵 🔛 Le même 1️⃣1️⃣ que face à l’@AJA ✅ #SMCaen #TeamSMC pic.twitter.com/x8amzF6yhO— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) November 22, 2019
Starts: 📋 La composition de @CoachDupraz pour affronter l’@asnlofficiel 🔴🔵 🔛 @Nicholas_gioacc titulaire à la pointe de l’attaque ✅ #SMCaen #TeamSMC #SMCASNL pic.twitter.com/PVtZbpXXJ6— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) December 2, 2019
Scores: 60' GOAAAALLLL ! @Nicholas_gioacc parfaitement lancé par @DeminguetJessy envoie le ballon entre les jambes de Valette 🔴🔵#SMCASNL 1️⃣-0️⃣ pic.twitter.com/wX15UidkUY— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) December 2, 2019 And out of the match: 67' 🔁 Touché aux adducteurs, @Nicholas_gioacc cède sa place à Benjamin Jeannot. #SMCASNL 1️⃣-0️⃣ pic.twitter.com/DmoBrkCr0i— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) December 2, 2019
Is anyone going to call this kid up for the USA? I understand this is Ligue 2, but he is performing well and scoring goals. For a 19 year old, that's not bad.
He's too old for the U-20s. If he was called up to the U-23s, I wouldn't complain. BUT when? He can't do the January U-23 camp due to league games. Then there is a warm-up camp before U-23 qualifying and then qualifying in March. I can't see him called up to qualifying without playing in a camp. His best bet is to play well and sneak into that team if the team qualifies. As for the full USMNT, his resume is still really thin for that. 2 goals in 6 appearances in low League 2 is certainly good for a 19 year old, but still not ripe for the NT. But he's certainly one to follow. I remember trying to track how leading scorers in the top Euro second divisions do in subsequent years. I wanted to see what scoring success really meant in these leagues. I typically went back in the 2.BL, Championship, Serie B, Ligue 2, Segunda about 3-6 years and then looked at what the top 10 leading scorers in those second divisions did in the next few seasons. I found that Ligue 2 leading scorers typically moved up to a higher level and performed well. I found more future success among Ligue 2 leading scorers than 2.Bundesliga leading scorers (although neither Jordan Siebatcheu or Bobby Wood are representing Ligue 2 and 2.Bundesliga success well). But that is all a moot point. Niko isn't there yet.
that's because 2BL top scorers are usually not good enough for 1BL to begin with or career 2BL-3rd Liga players. That whole league is mostly for wash outs or players not ready for 1BL. Also 1BL clubs aren't that interested in 2BL players. A lot of times best chance to make 1BL is through promotion. Does anyone think Hennings a career 2BL player would have played 1BL if Fortuna didn't get promoted? Nope and it would have been a shame since he's scored 17 goals in past 2 seasons in 1BL. it's weird to say but sometimes the more interesting prospects aren't the ones who score too much......
Gioacchini's goal today: 19-yr-old 🇺🇸 Nicholas Gioacchini's winner today for SM Caen in a 1-0 win over AS Nancy Lorraine in the French second division https://t.co/swygJPuMLL— scuffed (@scuffedpod) December 3, 2019
On the bench: 📋 La composition du @SMCaen pour affronter le @OfficielRAF 🔴🔵 🔛 Benjamin Jeannot titulaire à la pointe de l’attaque ✅ #SMCaen #TeamSMC #RAFSMC pic.twitter.com/S1lRtMCwJT— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) December 13, 2019
Starts: 📋 La composition du @SMCaen pour cette 19e journée 🔴🔵 🔛 Kelian Nsona, Alexis Beka Beka et @Nicholas_gioacc titulaires ✅ #SMCaen #TeamSMC #SMCCF63 pic.twitter.com/eHJae7ENNj— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) December 20, 2019
Extends his contract: Open for a surprise ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/BNrNIPBxVu— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) December 23, 2019
Started in Coupe de France: 📋 La première composition de 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ pour le @SMCaen 🔴🔵 🔛 Rémy Riou titulaire dans le but ✅ #SMCaen #FCGSMC #CDF pic.twitter.com/OrkCL6FbBo— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) January 4, 2020 And scores: What a goal by Northern Ireland’s Kyle Vassell! 😍 #GAWA pic.twitter.com/CzHgRRBlZw— Gareth Hanna (@GarethHanna11) January 4, 2020 They won 2-1. The goal (not playable for me): OUVERTURE DU SCORE DE LA PÉPITE GIOACCHINI ! #FCGSMC pic.twitter.com/CYXQSF6hLQ— Feuille de Match (@Feuille2Match_) January 4, 2020
Player of Month: 🎥 Après ses premiers buts et son premier contrat professionnel, @Nicholas_gioacc est votre joueur du mois de décembre @KunkelSas 🔝🔴🔵📊 Avec 49% des votes, il devance @DeminguetJessy (26%) et @Ada_Mbengue (17%). pic.twitter.com/GbcFI6njtd— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) January 9, 2020
The Cup goal is shown in the highlight video above. It can also be viewed in the USMNT Weekly Youth Update article: https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2...pdate-indiana-vassilev-debuts-for-aston-villa They only rate him as a 4 though. I have not seen enough of him to argue that number but it seems pretty low to me.
His rating isn't related to the quality of a player, but how much he wants a player to be called to MNT right now. So by definition it's purely subjective speculative numbers. So he wants CCV who goes down like a rock more than Taitague who is possibly the most talented player of his talented year. So what? He might have some other reasons for a call that we don't know besides the quality of the player. General description of the players is pretty fair.
Starts: 📋 La composition du @SMCaen pour affronter le @FCLorient 🔴🔵 🔛 @h_vandermersch et Kelian Nsona titulaires ✅ #SMCaen #TeamSMC #FCLSMC pic.twitter.com/cvUmyWl21z— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) January 13, 2020
61' 🔁 @Nicholas_gioacc cède lui sa place à Benjamin Jeannot. #FCLSMC 1️⃣ -1️⃣— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) January 13, 2020
On the bench for a cup match: 📋 La composition pour ce 16e de @coupedefrance 🔴🔵 🔛 @gds__k et Herman Moussaki titulaires ✅ #SMCaen #CDF #MHSCSMC pic.twitter.com/fyQli2rGEo— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) January 19, 2020
81' 🔁 @Nicholas_gioacc cède sa place à Malik Tchokounté pour les dix dernières minutes. #SMCACA 0️⃣-0️⃣ pic.twitter.com/er68OfUVyw— Stade Malherbe Caen (@SMCaen) January 24, 2020