Guido Pizarro
Guido Hernán Pizarro Demestri (26 February 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Tigres UANL and the Argentina national team.
.jpg.webp) Pizarro with Sevilla in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Guido Hernán Pizarro Demestri | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1990 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | UANL | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Lanús | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Lanús | 122 | (8) | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | UANL | 150 | (5) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Sevilla | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2018– | UANL | 89 | (4) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Argentina | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
He is nicknamed "Conde" (Spanish for Count), and is a naturalized Mexican citizen.[1]
Club career
Pizarro made his professional debut in his native Argentina with Lanús in 2009. In July 2013, he was transferred to Mexican club Tigres UANL. With Tigres, he lost the finals of the Mexico Apertura 2014 season and of the 2015 Copa Libertadores. A key player in Tigres, his team won the Mexican Apertura 2015 and Apertura 2016 championships.
On July 2017, he was transferred to Spanish club Sevilla FC. He spent a year with the club and made 40 appearances across all competitions, including 24 in La Liga.
On 7 June 2018, Pizarro rejoined Tigres UANL in a deal reported to be worth around €8.4 million.
International career
In 2016 Pizarro was named in the preliminary Argentina squad for Copa América Centenario, but was not included in the final squad.[2] He was called up once again in November to play against Brazil and Colombia but did not see any action. Pizarro made his official debut starting against Bolivia at La Paz on 28 March 2017.
In May 2018 he was named in Argentina’s preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia [3] but did not make the final 23.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 May 2019[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lanús | 2009–10 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 122 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 8 | ||
| Tigres UANL | 2013–14 | Liga MX | 31 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 43 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | |||
| Total | 150 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 194 | 6 | ||
| Sevilla | 2017–18 | La Liga | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 7] | 1 | — | 40 | 2 | |
| Tigres UANL | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 50 | 3 |
| Career totals | 334 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 419 | 19 | ||
- Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- One appearance in the Copa Sudamericana, Six appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in the Supercopa MX
- Four appearances in the Copa Libertadores, Six appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearance in the Campeón de Campeones
- Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- One appearance in the Campeones Cup, Seven appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
Honours
Club
- UANL
Individual
- Liga MX Best XI: 2015 Apertura, 2016 Apertura
- CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2020[6]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Argentina recalls Tevez for initial Copa America squad". goal.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
- "Icardi cut from Argentina's 23-man World Cup squad". Goal. Perform Group. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- Guido Pizarro at Soccerway
- Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League [@TheChampions] (23 December 2020). "¡Qué lujo de equipo! Aquí están los mejores jugadores de #SCCL2020" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
- Guido Pizarro – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
- Guido Pizarro at ESPN FC
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