Summary
Guido Hernán Pizarro Demestri (born 26 February 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.
 Pizarro playing for Tigres UANL | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tigres UANL | 150 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Sevilla | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Tigres UANL | 200 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Argentina | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
He is nicknamed "Conde" (Spanish for Count), and is a naturalized Mexican citizen.[1]
Club career edit
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.
In 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 edit
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 edit
- 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[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 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[a] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[f] | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | |||
| Total | 150 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 194 | 6 | ||
| Sevilla | 2017–18 | La Liga | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11[g] | 1 | — | 40 | 2 | |
| Tigres UANL | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8[h] | 0 | 1[e] | 1 | 50 | 3 |
| Career totals | 334 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 419 | 19 | ||
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b 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 edit
Tigres UANL
- Liga MX: Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Clausura 2019, Clausura 2023
- Copa MX: Clausura 2014
- Campeón de Campeones: 2016, 2018, 2023
- CONCACAF Champions League: 2020
- Campeones Cup: 2018, 2023
Individual
- Liga MX Best XI: 2015 Apertura, 2016 Apertura
- CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2020[6]
- Liga MX All-Star: 2021,[7] 2022[8]
References edit
- ^ "Especial: Crece el número de naturalizados en la Liga MX | Futbol Mexicano | TelevisaDeportes.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Argentina recalls Tevez for initial Copa America squad". goal.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game". AS. 19 July 2021.
- ^ "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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