Maher Carrizo

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Maher Carrizo
Personal information
Full name Maher Mauricio Carrizo [1]
Date of birth (2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 FC Midtjylland
Number 42
Youth career
-2015 Central Córdoba
2015-2024 Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024–2026 Vélez Sarsfield 33 (5)
2026- FC Midtjylland 0 (0)
International career
2023 Argentina U17 2 (0)
2024– Argentina U20 9 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2025 Chile
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up 2025 Venezuela
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:55, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Maher Mauricio Carrizo (born 19 February 2006) is an Argentine footballer currently playing as a centre-forward for FC Midtjylland and for the Argentina national under-20 football team.

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Early life

Carrizo started at the age of 5 in a football school for children in his town, Colonia Dora. He then played for a while in the young categories of Central Córdoba. [2]

Club career

Vélez Sarsfield

In 2015 he joined Vélez Sarsfield, where in 2023 he was the top scorer in the young divisions with 26 goals. [3]

He made his debut in the first team on January 17, 2024 against Belgrano, in the Serie Río de La Plata 2024. [4]

In the 2024 Copa Argentina, he played his first official match on August 6, 2024, and scored his first goal as a professional. [5]

FC Midtjylland

In the winter transfer window of 2026 he joined Danish club FC Midtjylland. He broke the transfer record fee in the Danish Superliga with a reported fee around 11 million euros. [6]

International career

He was called up by Diego Placente to the Argentine U-17 national team in November 2023, to play in the U-17 World Cup. [7]

In August 2024, he was called up by Javier Mascherano to the Argentine U-20 football team, to play in international friendlies. [8] In 2025, he was in the group to play in the South American U-20 Championship in Venezuela. [9]

Honours

Vélez Sarsfield

References

  1. ↑ "El goleador que va para adelante / Vélez Sarsfield". C. A. Vélez Sarsfield (in Spanish). 18 April 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ↑ BRUNATTI, RED (17 August 2023). "ENTREVISTA CON MAHER CARRIZO". Medium. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Olé, Diario Deportivo (21 September 2023). "Vélez podría perder a una de sus figuras en la Copa de la Liga". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Vélez vs. Belgrano, por la Serie Río de la Plata 2024: el resumen, los goles y las mejores jugadas - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Olé, Diario Deportivo (8 August 2024). "El pibe de Vélez que debutó, hizo un gol y sueña con comprarle una casa a su mamá". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Merlo, César Luis. "Vélez tiene negociaciones avanzadas para vender a Maher Carrizo al FC Midtjylland de Dinamarca". X. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Selección argentina: uno por uno, todos los jugadores convocados del Mundial Sub 17". LA NACION (in Spanish). 11 November 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mascherano dio la lista del Sub 20 para los amistosos en Paraguay - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Sub 20: lista de convocados por Diego Placente para el Sudamericano". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  10. ↑ O'Sullivan, Joseph. "Vélez Sarsfield Win First League Trophy Since 2013". Forbes. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "¡Vélez ganó la Supercopa Internacional!" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 8 July 2025.
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