Facundo Rizzi

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Facundo Rizzi
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Personal information
Full name Facundo Emanuel Rizzi
Date of birth (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back [2]
Team information
Current team
Nueva Chicago
Number 3
Youth career
–2016 Rosario Central
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Rosario Central 4 (0)
2019–2021 Villa Dálmine 34 (0)
2022–2023 Gimnasia Jujuy 32 (0)
2023 Argeș Pitești 26 (0)
2024 Gimnasia Jujuy 29 (0)
2025– Nueva Chicago 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:52, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Facundo Emanuel Rizzi (born 28 August 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Nueva Chicago. [1]

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Career

Rizzi is a graduate of the Rosario Central youth system, being promoted to the first-team during the 2016–17 Primera División season. [1] [3] He featured in back-to-back league fixtures in December 2016, making his professional debut on 11 December in a home defeat to Lanús; with the secondary appearance coming against Belgrano seven days later. [1] [4] In July 2019, after a total of ten matches for Rosario, Rizzi departed to Primera B Nacional with Villa Dálmine. [1]

On 11 January 2022, Rizzi joined Gimnasia Jujuy. [5]

In January 2023, Rizzi joined Romanian Liga I side FC Argeș Pitești on an eighteen-month contract. [6] On 27 October 2023, the club announced that Rizzi's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement. [7]

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2023. [1]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosario Central 2016–17 Primera División 20100030
2017–18 0000000000
2018–19 2000104 [a] 00070
Total4010104000100
Villa Dálmine 2019–20 Primera Nacional 300030
2020 700070
2021 24000240
Total34000000000340
Gimnasia Jujuy 2022 Primera Nacional 32030350
Argeș Pitești 2022–23 Liga I 16010170
2023–24 Liga II 10010110
Total26020280
Career total960601040001070
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Argentina - F. Rizzi". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. "Facundo Rizzi". World Football. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. "Quién es el juvenil canalla que firmó su primer contrato". Rosario Plus. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. "Ficha Estadistica de FACUNDO RIZZI". BDFA. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. ¡Bienvenido Facu Rizzi!, gimnasiayesgrimadejujuy.com.ar, 11 January 2022
  6. "Argentinianul Facundo Rizzi a semnat cu FC Argeș". argesfc.ro (in Romanian). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. "Mulțumim, Facundo Rizzi!" [Thank you, Facundo Rizzi!] (in Romanian). FC Argeș Pitești. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.