Nov 10,2024
Pierrot has the led the line effectively for the Drogs all year, chipping in with 10 league goals to help Kevin Doherty's men stave off automatic relegation.
They do have a crucial play-off final to negotiate against Bray Wanderers on Saturday week as they aim to stay in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division for 2025.
But first, the focus is on an appearance in the showpiece decider, with Drogheda looking to upset the odds by turning over the Candystripes.
"The year went well, and then I spoke to Kevin after that. I came to this town, it's been incredible since.
"Ten goals, I believe 12 overall which is alright. It wasn't really the main target but I'll take that as a striker.
"(The Aviva) will be the biggest stadium I've ever played in, the biggest amount of people. I saw the Aviva this weekend, beautiful, something to see and I just can't wait to be in there.
"I've seen all around the town the fans are excited, and so are we as players.
"It's been crazy, incredible. You see the kids, they're happy, they're excited to see us. We just want to keep making them smile and bring thay joy back. That's the plan."
It's been something of a breakthrough campaign for Pierrot. He did well enough in the First Division with Athlone to turn Doherty's head, and then managed to find his feet in the top flight in a side that's been scrapping around the lower end of the table all year.
Last March, he realised a lifelong ambition when he received a first call-up to represent Haiti. He featured against French Guiana, following in the footsteps of his older brother Frantzdy, an attacker at AEK Athens.
Frantz moved from Haiti to Massachusetts in the USA when he was 11.
"It was a dream come true for me," he said. "I've always wanted to represent Haiti. It's my roots, it's my country. I took everything from the moment that I could and I just hope maybe in the future it's possible again. It was great."
Now Pierrot is chasing another dream. Cup final glory would be a fine achievement for the Drogs, with that play-off against Bray arguably of even more importance to a club striving to improve on and off the pitch. A huge ten-day period lies ahead.
"We have just as much weapons as they do."
"We want to stay in the division," added Pierrot. "I would say it's more important for us to stay in the Premier Division but it's a gift for us to be in the cup final. We want to go and give everything in both games.
"We're not afraid to face anybody. We know what they have, we repect that, but at the same time don't take us very lightly. We have just as much weapons as they do. It should be exciting.
"We can see it in the club itself, you see it in the town, you see it in the people's faces, how happy they are to see us, how much of a hero we are for this community.
"Hopefuly we can write history because I heard about the last final (Drogheda lost 3-2 against Sligo Rovers in 2013), it didn't go very well. Hopefully this time it goes in our favour and we can erase the past."
