Damián Emmanuel Lizio (born 30 June 1989) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Real Santa Cruz. Born in Argentina, he represented the Bolivia national team.
Club career
River Plate
Born in Florida, Buenos Aires, Lizio came through the youth ranks of River Plate, making his official debut on 10 November 2007 against Huracán in a 2–1 away loss, playing the entire game. His second appearance for the team was in a 2–0 defeat against Banfield on 8 December. The next season, Lizio won the 2008 Clausura Tournament under Diego Simeone. It was his first professional title, despite not making an appearance in the competition.
After a season, he had more chances to play when Néstor Gorosito took over. He made his first appearance under Gorosito in a 2–0 away victory over Independiente at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. His second appearance was when he came off the bench in the 82nd minute in place of Cristian Fabbiani, playing only eight minutes in the match.
Al-Arabi
On 30 June 2013, Lizio signed for Al-Arabi. He left after 3 months with the club.
O'Higgins
In 2014, Lizio joined Chilean side O'Higgins for the 2014–15 season.[1]
Persebaya Surabaya
On 20 February 2019, Lizio is signed by Persebaya Surabaya for the 2019 season. He signed a one-year contract with the club.[2]
Royal Pari
In January 2020, Lizio returned to Bolivia and joined Royal Pari.[3]
International career
Argentina U-20
In January 2009 Lizio was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela.
Bolivia
In 2014, Lizio accepted to play for the Bolivian national team and made his debut in a non-unofficial FIFA friendly on 13 October against the Brazilian under-23s at Cuiabá, where he scored his side's goal in a 3–1 defeat.[4] On 18 November 2014, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 friendly home win over Venezuela.
International goal
- Score and result list Bolivia's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 2014 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia |  Venezuela |
2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 January 2015
| Club | Season | League | Copa Chile | Supercopa | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| O'Higgins | 2014–15[5] | Primera División | 27 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
Honours
Club
- River Plate
- Torneo Clausura (1): 2008
- Bolívar
- Primera División (1): 2011
- Al-Arabi
- Persebaya Surabaya
- Runner-up, Piala Presiden: 2019
References
- ^ "Elizari y Lizio: Más "fuego" para las ilusiones celestes | O'Higgins FC". www.ohigginsfc.cl. Archived from the original on 2015-06-13.
- ^ Komentar Damian Lizio Setelah Resmi Gabung Persebaya, bola.com, 20 February 2019
- ^ Damián Lizio, nuevo refuerzo de Royal Pari, eldeber.com.bo, 20 January 2020
- ^ "Damián Lizio debutó en Bolivia con un golazo". Goal.com. 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Bolivia - D. Lizio - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
External links
- Damián Lizio at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- Damián Lizio at Soccerway
- Lizio at Football Lineups
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