Sébastien Pocognoli

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Sébastien Pocognoli
Personal information
Full name	Sébastien Pocognoli
Date of birth	1 August 1987 (1987-08-01) (age 21)
Place of birth	Liege, Belgium
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left Back / Left Winger
Club information
Current club	AZ Alkmaar
Number	5
Youth career
2002 2002–2003	Seraing Standard Liège KRC Genk
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2007 2007–	KRC Genk AZ Alkmaar	046 0(1) 046 0(4)
National team2
2008–	Belgium U21 Belgium	01 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 14:10, 14 September 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Sébastien Pocognoli (born 1 August 1987 in Liege) is a Belgian football player of Italian origin^[1] who currently plays for AZ Alkmaar.

[edit] Career

[edit] Club career

Pocognoli began his career with Standard Liège, but left at the age of fifteen to join KRC 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. He is known for his attacks from the wing, in the style of a left wing back, and also has a powerful shot

On 22 June 2007 he signed a five-year deal with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar ^[2].

[edit] 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 is through to the Olympic football in Beijing in 2008.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Dutch) Player profile at Voetbal International
• (German) Player profile at Weltfussball.de

v • d • e Belgium squad – 2008 Summer Olympics Fourth Place 1 Bailly • 2 De Roover • 3 Kompany • 4 Vermaelen • 5 Pocognoli • 6 Fellaini • 7 De Mul • 8 Haroun • 9 Mirallas • 10 Vertonghen • 11 Martens • 12 Makabu-Makalambay • 13 Ciman • 14 Mulemo • 15 Simaeys • 16 Vanden Borre • 17 De Smet • 18 Dembélé • 19 Odjidja-Ofoe • Coach: De Sart

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