Yohan Bocognano (born 16 June 1990) is a French professional

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who plays as a defender for US Corte and the Corsica national team.

Career

Bocognano was born in

Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the ''Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). ...

. In January 2014, Bocognano signed for

Inter Baku Shamakhi FK ( az, Şamaxı Futbol Klubu, ) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Shamakhi, that currently competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League. The club has won the Premier League title twice. History Early years (1997–20 ...

in the

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. In June 2015, Bocognano moved to Romania, signing a two-year contract with

FC Petrolul Ploiești Asociația Clubul Sportiv Petrolul 52, commonly known as Petrolul Ploiești () or simply as Petrolul, is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, which competes in the Liga I. Founded in 1924 in capital Bucharest ...

. In 2018, he signed a two-year contract with

SC Bastia Sporting Club Bastiais ( co, Sporting Club di Bastia, commonly referred to as SC Bastia or simply Bastia) is a Corsican association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Football ...

where he stayed up until 2022 having won promotion in French Ligue 2. In 2022, after he was told to leave

after his contract expired, he signed for a second time for

Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio ( co, Gazélec Football Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1960, Gazélec plays in the Champ ...

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* Living people 1990 births Association football defenders Corsica international footballers French footballers Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Azerbaijan Premier League players Challenger Pro League players Nîmes Olympique players Gazélec Ajaccio players FC Istres players A.F.C. Tubize players FC Mulhouse players Shamakhi FK players FC Petrolul Ploiești players FC Bastia-Borgo players SC Bastia players French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan French expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate footballers in Romania French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Footballers from Corsica {{france-footy-defender-1990s-stub