Career
Nightingale joined the Academy in 2005 at the age of 9, progressing through the ranks before making the step up to the first team at the age of 18. Nightingale"s first association with the first team came as an unused substitute in the 2–0 home loss to Torquay United on 11 January 2014 during the 2013-2014 season, for which he was given the number 32 shirt. Nightingale signed his first professional contract with on 6 May 2014, along with fellow Academy graduates Tom Beere, Chace Jaquart and George Oakley.
He made his Football league début at the age of 19 years 5 months 15 days on 17 January 2015, coming on as a late substitute against Carlisle United which ended in a 3–1 defeat for the "Dons".
