Guido Pizarro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pizarro and the second or maternal family name is Demestri.
Guido Pizarro
Pizarro with Tigres UANL, 2015
Personal information
Full name Guido Hernán Pizarro Demestri
Date of birth (1990-02-26) 26 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
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 230 (10)
International career‡
2017–2019 Argentina 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Third place 2019 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2019

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.

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.

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

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 statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ One appearance in the Copa Sudamericana, Six appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearances in the Supercopa MX
  4. ^ Four appearances in the Copa Libertadores, Six appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearance in the Campeón de Campeones
  6. ^ Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
  7. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  8. ^ One appearance in the Campeones Cup, Seven appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League

Honours

Tigres UANL

Individual

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Argentina recalls Tevez for initial Copa America squad". goal.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. ^ "Icardi cut from Argentina's 23-man World Cup squad". Goal. Perform Group. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. ^ Guido Pizarro at Soccerway
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game". AS. 19 July 2021.
  8. ^ "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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