Germán Pezzella
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Full name | Germán Alejo Pezzella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 27 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Betis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kilómetro Cinco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Juventud Unida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2005 | Olimpo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2011 | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | River Plate | 43 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Betis | 61 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 34 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Fiorentina | 97 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Betis | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Argentina U20 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Argentina U23 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Argentina | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:24, 20 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2022 |
Germán Alejo Pezzella (Spanish pronunciation: [xeɾˈman aˈlexo peˈsela]; born 27 June 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Betis and the Argentina national team.
Club career[]
Early career[]
Pezzella joined Club Atlético River Plate's youth setup in 2005, aged 14, after representing Club Olimpo.
After impressing with the former's reserves he was called up to the pre-season in Canada, appearing in friendlies against Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Everton.[1]
River Plate[]
After being an unused substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Club Atlético Huracán on 18 October 2009, Pezzella made his senior debut on 7 December 2011, starting in a 1–0 home win against Defensores de Belgrano for the season's Copa Argentina.[2] His league debut came on 2 March of the following year, where he played the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Quilmes Atlético Club.[3]
Pezzella scored his first professional goal on 2 September 2012, netting the last in a 1–1 draw at Club Atlético Colón.[4] He also scored the equalizer in a 1–1 Superclásico home draw against Boca Juniors, just three minutes after coming off the bench.[5]
On 10 December 2014, Pezzella scored the last in a 2014 Copa Sudamericana final 2–0 win against Atlético Nacional, as his side won its first international title after a 17-year absence.[6]
Betis[]
On 10 July 2015, Pezzella signed a five-year contract with Real Betis, newly promoted to La Liga.[7] He made his debut for the club on 23 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Villarreal CF.[8]
Fiorentina[]
After a loan spell with Serie A club Fiorentina during the 2017–18 season, Pezzella signed a five-year contract with the club that runs through the end of the 2021–22 season for an €11m transfer fee.[9] Ahead of the 2018–19 season, he was named the club's new captain.[10]
On 14 March 2020, Pezzella tested positive for COVID–19.[11]
Betis return[]
On 19 August 2021, Pezzella returned to Betis after signing a four-year deal.[12]
International career[]
Pezzella played represented Argentina in 2009 Toulon Tournament. He also appeared with the side in 2011 South American U-20 Championship and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, always as a starter.
On 1 September 2011, Pezzella was called up to the year's Pan American Games,[13] appearing in five matches and scoring two goals during the competition.
In May 2018 he was named in the Argentina national team's preliminary 35-man for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia but did not make the final 23.[14] On 27 March 2019, he captained Argentina in a 1–0 friendly away win against Morocco.[15]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 3 March 2022[16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
River Plate | 2011–12 | Primera B | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
2013–14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||
2014 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8[a] | 2 | – | 20 | 3 | |||
2015 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
Total | 43 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 6 | ||
Real Betis | 2015–16 | La Liga | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 1 | ||||
Total | 61 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 66 | 5 | ||||
Fiorentina (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 1 | ||
Fiorentina | 2018–19 | Serie A | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 3 | ||||
2020–21 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | ||||
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 97 | 6 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 103 | 6 | ||||
Real Betis | 2021–22 | La Liga | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |
Career total | 247 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 290 | 18 |
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance in Copa Campeonato
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International[]
- As of match played 1 February 2022[17]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 4 | 1 | |
2019 | 10 | 1 | |
2021 | 10 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 27 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pezzella goal.[17]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 October 2018 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Iraq | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
2 | 13 October 2019 | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain | Ecuador | 4–1 | 6–1 |
Honours[]
River Plate
- Argentina Primera Division: 2013–14
- Copa Campeonato: 2013–14
- Primera B Nacional: 2011–12
- Copa Libertadores: 2015
- Copa Sudamericana: 2014
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2015
Argentina
References[]
- ^ "En minutos, River ante Toronto FC" [In minutes, River against Toronto FC] (in Spanish). Taringa!. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "River venció al Defensores de Ortega y avanzó en la Copa Argentina" [River defeated Defensores de Ortega and went through in Copa Argentina] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "River quiso más, pero no pudo con el bloqueo de Quilmes" [River wanted more, but could not pass Quilmes' wall] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "River le empató sobre la hora a Colón y lo bajó" [River drew just in time against Colón and relegated them] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "River y Boca empataron 1–1 en un Superclásico bajo la lluvia" [River and Boca drew 1–1 in a Superclásico under the rain] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "River venció 2–0 a Atlético Nacional y se llevó la Copa Sudamericana" [River defeated Atlético Nacional by 2–0 and won Copa Sudamericana] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "El Betis hace oficial el fichaje del central argentino Pezzella" [Betis turns official the signing of Argentine stopper Pezzella] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Rubén Castro llega justo a tiempo" [Rubén Castro arrives just in time] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Fiorentina sign €11m Pezzella". 30 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Serie A allows Astori tribute". Football Italia. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "COVID-19, nuove positività". violachannel.tv (in Italian). 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Germán Pezzella regresa al Real Betis" [Germán Pezzella returns to Real Betis] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Germán Pezzella aparece en la lista de la preselección para los Panamericanos" [Germán Pezzella appears in the pre-list for the Pan American Games] (in Spanish). Página 95. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Icardi cut from Argentina's 23-man World Cup squad". Goal.com. Perform Group. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Correa's late goal gives Argentina morale-boosting win in Morocco". ESPN FC. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "G. Pezzella". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Pezzella, Germán". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
External links[]
- River Plate profile (in Spanish)
- Germán Pezzella at ESPN FC
- Germán Pezzella at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bahía Blanca
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Argentine footballers
- Association football central defenders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- La Liga players
- Real Betis players
- Serie A players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Argentina youth international footballers
- Argentina under-20 international footballers
- Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- 2019 Copa América players
- 2021 Copa América players
- Argentina international footballers
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Copa América-winning players