Maurizio Pochettino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurizio Pochettino Grippaldi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gimnàstic | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Southampton | ||
| 2015–2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Watford | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Gimnàstic | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:39, 22 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Maurizio Pochettino Grippaldi (born 30 March 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera Federación club Gimnàstic de Tarragona.
Early life
Pochettino is the son of the Argentine football manager and former footballer, Mauricio Pochettino.[3] He was born in Barcelona when his father was playing for RCD Espanyol, and spent part of his childhood in France and England.[4]
Career
Pochettino joined the academy of Southampton when his father was appointed their manager, and moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2015.
Pochettino signed his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur in July 2019, joining up with their under-23 side. He signed a new contract with the club on 29 June 2020.[5]
On 31 January 2021, Pochettino joined Watford on a free transfer.[6] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 EFL Championship defeat to Brentford on 1 May, as an 85th-minute substitute for Dan Gosling.[7]
Pochettino was released by Watford at the end of the 2021–22 season.[8]
In July 2022, it was announced that Pochettino had signed for Primera Federación club Gimnàstic de Tarragona on a one-year deal.[9]
Personal life
Born in Spain, Pochettino's parents are both Argentine-Italians.[10]
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: Watford" (PDF). English Football League. p. 39. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Official: Pochettino Joins Academy". www.watfordfc.com.
- ^ "Maurizio Pochettino: Son of former Tottenham boss signs new deal at club". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Pochettino's son comes off the bench in Tottenham's FA Youth Cup defeat| All Football". AllfootballOfficial.
- ^ Goodwin, Adam (29 June 2020). "Maurizio Pochettino: Son of former Tottenham boss signs new deal at club". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Official: Pochettino Joins Academy". watfordfc.com. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Brentford vs. Watford - 1 May 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Hornets release several academy players". Watford Observer.
- ^ "Former Hornets youngster returns to Spain".
- ^ "Pochettino il piemontese: "Ma alla Juve non farò sconti"" [Pochettino the Piedmontese: "But I will not cut any slack at Juve"]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 1 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
External links
- Maurizio Pochettino at Soccerway
- Watford Profile
- CS1 Italian-language sources (it)
- Articles with short description
- Use dmy dates from May 2021
- Soccerway template with ID not in Wikidata
- Soccerway template with ID not matching pattern
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Spanish people of Argentine descent
- Spanish people of Italian descent
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Spanish footballers
- Association football wingers
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
- English Football League players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Sportspeople of Italian descent