Vicente Poggi
Personal information
Full name Vicente Poggi Sassi
Date of birth (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Necaxa
Number 25
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Defensor Sporting 24 (2)
2021– Necaxa 35 (0)
2022 → Morelia (loan) 20 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Uruguay U15 24 (0)
2018–2019 Uruguay U17 27 (1)
2023– Uruguay U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023

Vicente Poggi Sassi (born 11 July 2002) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Necaxa.[1]

Club career

A youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting, Poggi made his professional debut on 20 September 2020 in a 4–2 league win against Deportivo Maldonado.[2][3] He scored his first goal on 18 January 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Montevideo Wanderers.

Following Defensor's relegation from top division after 2020 season, Poggi joined Liga MX club Necaxa.[4] On 7 May 2021, Defensor officially announced Poggi's departure from the club.[5]

International career

Poggi has represented Uruguay at the 2017 South American U-15 Championship and the 2019 South American U-17 Championship.[6] On 28 September 2023, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2023 Pan American Games.[7] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 March 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensor Sporting2020Uruguayan Primera División232——232
Career total2320000232

References

  1. 1 2 Vicente Poggi at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Debutantes de las fechas 13, 14 y 15 del Torneo Apertura 2020". Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Defensor Sporting vs. Deportivo Maldonado". Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "¡Necaxa tiene a su primer refuerzo! Vicente Poggi llega procedente del futbol charrúa". 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Vicente Poggi al Necaxa". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "5 - Vicente Poggi - AUF". Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Lista definida para los Juegos Panamericanos 2023" (in Spanish). AUF. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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