Kevin Pezzoni
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Pezzoni | ||
Date of birth | 22 March 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Frankfurt, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Apollon Smyrnis | ||
Youth career | |||
Rot-Weiß Walldorf | |||
1999–2001 | SV Darmstadt 98 | ||
2001–2003 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
2003–2008 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | 1. FC Köln | 90 | (3) |
2012–2014 | Erzgebirge Aue | 21 | (1) |
2014 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 15 | (0) |
2014–2015 | FC Wohlen | 29 | (2) |
2015–2018 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 65 | (2) |
International career | |||
Germany U19 | 8 | (0) | |
Germany U20 | 2 | (0) | |
Germany U21 | 1 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:05, 18 August 2017 (UTC) |
Kevin Pezzoni (born 22 March 1989) is a German footballer who plays for Apollon Smyrnis.[1] He has been capped by various German youth national teams including the German U21 team. His normal position is defense, although he can also play in midfield.
Career
Pezzoni spent five years at the Blackburn Rovers youth academy, along with other German youth players Mahmadi Keita and Sergio Peter before signing for 1. FC Köln in January 2008.[citation needed]
Pezzoni played 90 games for Köln, scoring three goals, before he had his contract terminated by mutual agreement with 1. FC Köln on 1 September 2012 after incidents with hooligan supporters of the club.[2] Pezzoni started training for a Hertha BSC after his release.[3]
On 21 December 2012, it was revealed that Pezzoni had signed with 2.Bundesliga side FC Erzgebirge Aue. Pezzoni's contract was dissolved in January 2014 and he signed a new contract with 3. Liga side 1. FC Saarbrücken. After Saarbrücken were relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season, he left the club and signed for FC Wohlen.
On 7 July 2018, Greek Super League club Apollon Smyrnis officially announced the signing of experienced German defensive midfielder Kevin Pezzoni, until the end of 2018-19 season. The 29-year-old former player of FC Köln, FC Erzgebirge Aue, FC Saarbrücken, FC Wohlen was recently released from SV Wehen Wiesbaden, after three seasons with the shirt of third-division German club.[4]
References
- ^ "Kevin Pezzoni". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Wallrodt, Lars; Röhn, Tim (1 September 2012). "Fall Pezzoni – Jürgen Klopp attackiert 1. FC Köln". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "Pezzoni will bei Hertha raus aus der Mobbingfalle". Die Welt (in German). 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Απόλλων Σμύρνης: Ανακοίνωσε Πετσόνι" (in Greek). www.onsports.gr. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
External links
- Kevin Pezzoni at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Use dmy dates from May 2013
- 1989 births
- Living people
- German footballers
- German people of Italian descent
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- Germany youth international footballers
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- 1. FC Köln players
- FC Erzgebirge Aue players
- 1. FC Saarbrücken players
- FC Wohlen players
- SV Wehen Wiesbaden players
- German expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- German football defender, 1980s birth stubs