| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurizio Pochettino Grippaldi [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain [2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Club d'Escaldes | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Southampton | ||
| 2015–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Watford | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Gimnàstic | 20 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Ibiza Islas Pitiusas | 32 | (1) |
| 2025– | Inter Club d'Escaldes | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 October 2024 | |||
Maurizio Pochettino Grippaldi (born 30 March 2001) is an Argentine-Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Inter Club d'Escaldes.
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 Espanyol, and spent part of his childhood in France and England. [4]
Pochettino joined the academy of Southampton when his father was appointed their manager, and moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2015. He scored his first goal for the under-18 side against Norwich City in October 2018. [5] Pochettino signed his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur in July 2019, [6] and in early December, he made his debut for the under-23s against VfL Wolfsburg. [7] He signed a new contract with the club on 29 June 2020. [8]
On 31 January 2021, Pochettino joined Watford on a free transfer. [9] 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. [10] Pochettino was released by Watford at the end of the 2021–22 season. [11]
In July 2022, it was announced that Pochettino had signed for Primera Federación club Gimnàstic on a one-year deal. [12] On 28 June 2023, he renewed his contract for a further year. [13]
In August 2025, Pochettino signed for Andorran club Inter Club d'Escaldes. [14]
Born in Spain, Pochettino's parents are both Italian-Argentines. [15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U23 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Watford | 2020–21 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gimnàstic | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Ibiza Islas Pitiusas | 2024–25 | Segunda Federación | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||