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

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who plays as a defender for German club SG Bad Soden. 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 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 Hertha BSC after his release. On 21 December 2012, it was revealed that Pezzoni had signed with

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FC Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, ...

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

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1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken (german: 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken e. V.) is a football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. The club began its existence as the football de ...

. After Saarbrücken were relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season, he left the club and signed for FC Wohlen. In June 2019, it was announced Pezzoni would join

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ( en, 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 wit ...

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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 people of Italian descent German footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders 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 Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players SC Hessen Dreieich players Kickers Offenbach players FC Gießen players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland German expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Footballers from Frankfurt {{germany-footy-defender-1980s-stub