 Pocognoli playing for Belgium in 2008 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sébastien Pocognoli | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wingback / Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hannover 96 | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2002–2003 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2007 | Genk | 46 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | AZ | 64 | (5) |
| 2010–2013 | Standard Liège | 83 | (2) |
| 2013– | Hannover 96 | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Belgium U16 | 19 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Belgium U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Belgium U19 | 20 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Belgium U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2008– | Belgium | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:25, 23 June 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2013 | |||
Sébastien Pocognoli (born 1 August 1987) is a Belgian international footballer who plays for Hannover 96.[1] Pocognoli, who is of Italian origin,[2] can play as a left back or as a left winger.
Career
Club career
Born in Liège, Pocognoli began his career with Standard Liège, but left at the age of fifteen to join Genk.
In April 2004, he made his first-team debut aged just sixteen, and
broke into the first-team in 2006 due to the injuries faced in Genk that
season.
On 22 June 2007, he signed a five-year deal with Dutch side AZ.[3]
On 26 January 2010, the Belgian international left wingback returned to
his former club, Standard Liége, for a transfer fee of undisclosed sum,
signing with Les Rouches until 30 June 2014.[4][5][6]
In January 2013, he moved to Hannover 96 and was sent off on his debut on 26 January 2013 in a home match against VfL Wolfsburg.
International career
Pocognoli was a member of the Belgium under-21 team, and was part of the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Pocognoli helped them finish 2nd in their group, ahead of Portugal
after scoring a crucial equalizer against the Netherlands, to book their
place in the semi-final against Serbia, which they lost 2–0.
Nevertheless Belgium went through to the Olympic football in Beijing in 2008.