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.
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Full name | Franco Nicolás Pizzichillo Fernández | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paysandú, Uruguay | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back, midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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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 |
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]
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]
Santos Laguna – current squad | |
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