Lenni Cirino

Lenni Cirino
Personal information
Full name Lenni Rae Rowan Cirino[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003
Place of birth England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Hednesford Town
Youth career
Blackburn Rovers U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2024–2025 Clitheroe 17 (3)
2025–2026 Gillingham 13 (1)
2026- Hednesford Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Montserrat 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:38, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:58, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Lenni Rae Rowan Cirino (born 25 January 2003) is a Montserratian football player who plays as a left-back for National League North side Hednesford Town.

Club career

Cirino trained in the academy of Blackburn Rovers, but never made an appearance for the senior club, despite receiving call-ups to it in 2021. On 18 May 2024, the club announced his release as his contract expired.[2]

On 20 September 2024, Cirino joined Northern Premier League West Division club Clitheroe.[3]

In July 2025, Cirino joined League Two club Gillingham on a short-term contract following a successful trial period.[4] Cirino scored his first, and only, goal for the team in a 4–1 home victory over Chesterfield, scoring the hosts' third goal of the game. The goal was eventually shortlisted for Gillingham's Goal of the Season award. [5][6]

He was released by Gillingham at the end of the 2025–26 season.[7] Following his departure from the Kent side, on 2 July he signed for National League North newcomers Hednesford Town.[8]

International career

Cirino made his debut for the Montserrat national team on 5 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Nicaragua at the Nicaragua National Football Stadium. He started the game and played 70 minutes as Nicaragua won 4–1.[9]

Personal life

Cirino is the older brother of Fleetwood Town defender Raff Cirino.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "=CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. p. 75. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Retain List confirmed". Blackburn Rovers. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ↑ @ClitheroeFC (20 September 2024). "✍️ BLUES SIGN CIRINO 🇲🇸 We've secured former Rovers defender Lenni Cirino, 21, who has played for Manchester City and Liverpool. He also represents Montserrat internationally 🤩 Pending league ratification, Cirino will bring serious talent to the squad 💪 #ForwardTogether" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 September 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  4. ↑ "Gills sign Lenni Cirino". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Report". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 19 August 2025. Gillingham 4-1 Chesterfield. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Vote for your 2025/26 Goal of the Season". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 18 April 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Released and Retained List Confirmed 2025/26". Gillingham F.C. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Lenni Cirino Joins The Pitmen". Hednesford Town F.C. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Nicaragua v Montserrat game report". ESPN. 5 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Raff Cirino Fleetwood Town Football Club profile". Fleetwood Town FC. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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