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Franco Pizzichillo

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Franco Pizzichillo
Personal information
Full name Franco Nicolás Pizzichillo Fernández
Date of birth (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 28)
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)
2017Villa Teresa (loan) 17 (6)
2018Cerrito (loan) 12 (5)
2018– Montevideo City Torque 125 (8)
2022Santos Laguna (loan) 7 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Uruguay U17 38 (5)
2014–2015 Uruguay U20 21 (0)
2024– Uruguay A' 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Men's football
South American U-20 Championship
Third place 2015 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 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

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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

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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

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ Franco Pizzichillo at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Villa Teresa vs. Central Español - 2 September 2017". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Tacuarembó vs. Villa Teresa - 10 September 2017". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "18 - FRANCO PIZZICHILLO - AUF". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ "35 futbolistas reservados para enfrentar a Argentina y Bolivia por Eliminatorias". 5 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ^ "CONMEBOL suspends March World Cup qualifiers after clubs' refusal to release players". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Uruguay dio a conocer su lista de convocados para la Selección del medio local". 26 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Amistoso: la selección uruguaya del medio local empató sin goles ante Costa Rica". 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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