Franco Pizzichillo
{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Pizzichillo|Fernández|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Franco Pizzichillo
| full_name = Franco Nicolás Pizzichillo Fernández
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|01|03}}
| birth_place = Paysandú, Uruguay
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Right-back, midfielder
| currentclub = Montevideo City Torque
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Defensor Sporting
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = Defensor Sporting
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017
| clubs2 = → Villa Teresa (loan)
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2018
| clubs3 = → Cerrito (loan)
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2018–
| clubs4 = Montevideo City Torque
| caps4 = 147
| goals4 = 11
| clubs5 = → Santos Laguna (loan)
| years5 = 2022
| caps5 = 7
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam1 = Uruguay U17
| nationalcaps1 = 38
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam2 = Uruguay U20
| nationalcaps2 = 21
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = Uruguay A'
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{URU}}}}
{{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCompetition|South American U-20 Championship}}
{{Medal|3rd|2015 Uruguay|}}
| club-update = 18 May 2025
| ntupdate = 5 December 2024
}}
Franco Nicolás Pizzichillo Fernández (born 3 January 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Montevideo City Torque.{{Soccerway|289968}}
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.{{cite web|title=Villa Teresa vs. Central Español - 2 September 2017|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/02/uruguay/segunda-division/ca-villa-teresa/central-espanol-fc/2429080/|accessdate=9 July 2020}} He scored his first goal on 10 September 2017 in a 3–2 loss against Tacuarembó.{{cite web|title=Tacuarembó vs. Villa Teresa - 10 September 2017|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/10/uruguay/segunda-division/tacuarembo-futbol-club/ca-villa-teresa/2429086/|accessdate=9 July 2020}}
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.{{cite web|title=18 - FRANCO PIZZICHILLO - AUF|url=https://www.auf.org.uy/18-franco-pizzichillo/|accessdate=9 July 2020}}
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.{{cite web|title=35 futbolistas reservados para enfrentar a Argentina y Bolivia por Eliminatorias|url=https://www.auf.org.uy/35-futbolistas-reservados-para-enfrentar-a-argentina-y-bolivia/|date=5 March 2021|access-date=7 March 2021}} However, CONMEBOL suspended those matches next day amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|title=CONMEBOL suspends March World Cup qualifiers after clubs' refusal to release players|url=https://www.espn.in/football/blog-fifa/story/4330687/conmebol-suspends-march-world-cup-qualifiers-after-clubs-refusal-to-release-players|access-date=7 March 2021}}
In May 2024, Pizzichillo was named in the first ever Uruguay A' national team squad.{{cite web|title=Uruguay dio a conocer su lista de convocados para la Selección del medio local|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/selecciones/nota/_/id/13711707/primera-lista-de-convocados-seleccion-medio-local-uruguay|date=26 May 2024|access-date=30 May 2024}} He made his Uruguay A' debut on 31 May 2024 in a goalless draw against Costa Rica.{{cite web|title=Amistoso: la selección uruguaya del medio local empató sin goles ante Costa Rica|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Amistoso-la-seleccion-uruguaya-del-medio-local-empato-sin-goles-ante-Costa-Rica-uc889984|date=31 May 2024|access-date=1 June 2024}}
Honours
References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|franco-pizzichillo}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pizzichillo, Franco}}
Category:Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Uruguayan men's footballers
Category:Uruguayan Primera División players
Category:Uruguayan Segunda División players
Category:Sportivo Cerrito players