| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Montevideo City Torque | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 110 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Uruguay U17 | 38 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Uruguay U20 | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Uruguay A' | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Franco Nicolás Pizzichillo Fernández (born 3 January 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Montevideo City Torque. [1]
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. [2] He scored his first goal on 10 September 2017 in a 3–2 loss against Tacuarembó. [3]
International career
As a youth international, Pizzichillo was part of Uruguay's squads at the 2013 South American U-17 Championship, 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2015 South American U-20 Championship. [4]
On 5 March 2021, Pizzichillo was named in Uruguay senior team's 35-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia. [5] However, CONMEBOL suspended those matches next day amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]
In May 2024, Pizzichillo was named in the first ever Uruguay A' national team squad. [7] He made his Uruguay A' debut on 31 May 2024 in a goalless draw against Costa Rica. [8]
Honours
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2020 [9]
References
- ^ Franco Pizzichillo at Soccerway
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Uruguay dio a conocer su lista de convocados para la Selección del medio local". 26 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Amistoso: la selección uruguaya del medio local empató sin goles ante Costa Rica". 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
External links
- Franco Pizzichillo at WorldFootball.net
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- Villa Teresa players
- Sportivo Cerrito players
- Montevideo City Torque players
- Footballers from Paysandú
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Montevideo City Torque | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 110 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Uruguay U17 | 38 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Uruguay U20 | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Uruguay A' | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Franco Nicolás Pizzichillo Fernández (born 3 January 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Montevideo City Torque. [1]
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. [2] He scored his first goal on 10 September 2017 in a 3–2 loss against Tacuarembó. [3]
International career
As a youth international, Pizzichillo was part of Uruguay's squads at the 2013 South American U-17 Championship, 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2015 South American U-20 Championship. [4]
On 5 March 2021, Pizzichillo was named in Uruguay senior team's 35-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia. [5] However, CONMEBOL suspended those matches next day amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]
In May 2024, Pizzichillo was named in the first ever Uruguay A' national team squad. [7] He made his Uruguay A' debut on 31 May 2024 in a goalless draw against Costa Rica. [8]
Honours
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2020 [9]
References
- ^ Franco Pizzichillo at Soccerway
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Uruguay dio a conocer su lista de convocados para la Selección del medio local". 26 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Amistoso: la selección uruguaya del medio local empató sin goles ante Costa Rica". 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
External links
- Franco Pizzichillo at WorldFootball.net
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- Villa Teresa players
- Sportivo Cerrito players
- Montevideo City Torque players
- Footballers from Paysandú