Kevin Pezzoni (born 22 March 1989) is a German former professional

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who played as a defender. He was capped by various German youth national teams including the Germany U21. 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 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

in January 2008. 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. Pezzoni started training for a

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after his release. On 21 December 2012, it was revealed that Pezzoni had signed with 2. Bundesliga side

FC Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. ...

. Pezzoni's contract was dissolved in January 2014 and he signed a new contract with

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1. FC Saarbrücken 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken () is a German Football in Germany, football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. History The club began its existence as the footbal ...

. After Saarbrücken were relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season, he left the club and signed for

FC Wohlen FC Wohlen is a Swiss football club based in the town Wohlen in Canton Aargau. They play in the Swiss 1. Liga, the fourth tier of football in the country. The club was founded in May 1904 and holds the honour of being the oldest football club i ...

. In June 2019, it was announced Pezzoni would join

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ('Regional League Southwest') is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with t ...

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Kickers Offenbach Offenbacher Fussball-Club Kickers, commonly known as Kickers Offenbach, is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left establis ...

from SC Hessen Dreieich, who were relegated from the league at the end of the 2018–19 season, for the 2019–20 season.

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* * 1989 births Living people German sportspeople of Italian descent German men's footballers Footballers from Frankfurt Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's 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 Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players SC Hessen Dreieich players Kickers Offenbach players FC Gießen players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland German expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece 21st-century German sportsmen {{germany-footy-defender-1980s-stub