Germán Pezzella

Germán Alejo Pezzella (Spanish pronunciation: [xeɾˈman aˈlexo peˈsela]; born 27 June 1991) is an Argentine footballer. He plays as a central defender for Italian club Fiorentina, of which he is captain.

Germán Pezzella
Pezzella with Argentina in 2017
Personal information
Full name Germán Alejo Pezzella
Date of birth (1991-06-27) 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
Fiorentina
Number 20
Youth career
Kilómetro Cinco
Juventud Unida
2000–2005 Olimpo
2005–2011 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 River Plate 69 (5)
2015–2018 Betis 61 (4)
2017–2018Fiorentina (loan) 34 (1)
2018– Fiorentina 48 (4)
National team
2009–2011 Argentina U20 15 (0)
2011 Argentina U23 5 (2)
2017– Argentina 13 (2)
Honours
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraUnder-23 team
South American U-20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2011 South American U-20 Championship{{{3}}}
Copa América
Third place2019 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:49, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2019

He has been found positive to COVID-19 on 14 March 2020.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 January 2020[2]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2011–12 Primera B 100010
2012–13 Argentine Primera División 1010050151
2013–14 1400082222
2014–15 171004010221
Total 4220017210604
Real Betis 2015–16 La Liga 25340294
2016–17 36110371
Total 615500000665
Fiorentina 2017–18 Serie A 34110351
2018–19 32230352
2019–20 16200162
Total 825400000865
Career total 18512901721021214

International

As of match played 2 July 2019
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 201720
201841
201960
Total 121

International goals

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[3]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 October 2018Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Iraq3–04–0Friendly
213 October 2019Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain Ecuador4–16–1

References

  1. "COVID-19, nuove positività". violachannel.tv (in Italian). 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. "Germán Pezzella". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. "Pezzella, Germán". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 October 2018.


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