Franco Pizzichillo
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| Full name | Franco Nicolás Pizzichillo Fernández | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1996 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paysandú, Uruguay | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back, midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Santos Laguna (on loan from Montevideo City Torque) | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Defensor Sporting | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Villa Teresa (loan) | 17 | (6) | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Cerrito (loan) | 12 | (5) | |||||||||||||
| 2018– | Montevideo City Torque | 73 | (6) | |||||||||||||
| 2022– | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Uruguay U17 | 38 | (5) | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Uruguay U20 | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
Franco Nicolás Pizzichillo Fernández (born 3 January 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club Santos Laguna, on loan from Montevideo City Torque.
Club career
Pizzichillo is a youth academy product of Defensor Sporting. He joined Villa Teresa on loan during 2017 Segunda División season and made his senior debut on 2 September 2017 in a 5–1 win against Central Español.[1] He scored his first goal on 10 September 2017 in a 3–2 loss against Tacuarembó.[2]
International career
Pizzichillo is a former Uruguay youth international. He was part of Uruguay squad at 2013 South American U-17 Championship, 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 2015 South American U-20 Championship.[3]
On 5 March 2021, Pizzichillo was named in Uruguay senior team's 35-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia.[4] However, CONMEBOL suspended those matches next day amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
References
- ^ "Villa Teresa vs. Central Español - 2 September 2017". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Tacuarembó vs. Villa Teresa - 10 September 2017". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "18 - FRANCO PIZZICHILLO - AUF". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "35 futbolistas reservados para enfrentar a Argentina y Bolivia por Eliminatorias". 5 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "CONMEBOL suspends March World Cup qualifiers after clubs' refusal to release players". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
External links
- Franco Pizzichillo at WorldFootball.net
- Articles with short description
- WorldFootball.net template with ID not in Wikidata
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan people of Italian descent
- Association football midfielders
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- Villa Teresa players
- Sportivo Cerrito players
- Montevideo City Torque players