Noelia Artigas

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Noelia Artigas Pizzo
Noelia Artigas Handball Uruguay.jpg
Personal information
Born (1989-06-04) 4 June 1989 (age 36)
Montevideo, Uruguay Flag of Uruguay.svg
Nationality Uruguayan
Height 1,65 m
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Scuola Italiana di Montevideo Flag of Uruguay.svg
National team
YearsTeam
Uruguay

Noelia Beatriz Artigas Pizzo (born June 4, 1989, in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan handball player who currently plays for Scuola Italiana di Montevideo in Uruguay.

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Career

Noelia Artigas is a handball goalkeeper who has represented Uruguay on numerous occasions.

She was part of the Uruguay women's national handball team that competed in the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship, where Uruguay made history by winning its first-ever match at a World Championship and achieving its best overall ranking in the tournament's history.
- Son unas mujercitas
- Un golpe a la historia
- La historia les hace un lugar

She also took part in Handball at the 2010 South American Games, where Uruguay won the bronze medal.
- Los celestes tuvieron su día más bronceado de los Odesur

In 2018, she traveled to China with the Uruguay women's national handball team as part of a sports cooperation agreement between Uruguay and China. The team spent a month in Nanning for high-performance training and friendly matches, under the guidance of Chinese coaches. The program was part of Uruguay’s preparation for the Juegos Suramericanos, Cochabamba, 2018.
- Selección uruguaya femenina está en China donde entrenará por un mes

Between 2006 and 2012, she was a member of the Uruguay women's national beach handball team. During this period, she proudly represented the national team, participating in three World Championships: Río 2006, Cádiz 2008, and Omán 2012.
Notably, she competed in the 2012 Beach Handball World Championships, where Uruguay finished in sixth place—its best placement to date in the competition.
- Fue una gran campaña del seleccionado femenino

During her career in Uruguay, Artigas played for the Federación Uruguaya de Handball and notably won six consecutive national championships with her club Scuola Italiana di Montevideo between 2018 and 2023.
- La dinastía de Scuola Italiana, llegó su anhelado quinquenio
- Scuola Italiana desafía sus propios límites y es campeón federal femenino por sexto año consecutivo

These titles earned her club a place in the last five editions of the South and Central American Women's Club Handball Championship: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

She was also nominated for the Charrúa Awards during the 2018–2019 season, recognizing her outstanding performance throughout that period.
- Repasa-la-lista-de-los-mejores-de-cada-deporte

In August 2024, Artigas signed her first professional contract, joining Ariosto Pallamano in Italy for the 2024–2025 season.
- Noelia Artigas Pizzo e il nuovo portiere uruguaiano dell Ariosto

In 2025, she competed in the Coppa Italia with Ariosto Pallamano and was nominated as the MVP in the quarter-final match against Salerno.
- Ariosto cede nel finale a Salerno con il punteggio di 21-23
- Coppa Italia 2025 MVP Nomination


Clubs


International competitions

Uruguay women's national handball team

Uruguay women's national beach handball team

Scuola Italiana Di Montevideo


References

    - https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/multideportivo/la-celeste-va-al-mundial-en-las-arenas-de-cadiz

    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q57PcaknMMA

    SEXENNIUM SIM Flag of Italy.svg 2018-2023
    - 2da Final Torneo Federal Scuola vs Goes Nov 2018
    - Final S4 Scuola vs Layva Dic 2019
    - 2da Final Torneo Clausura Scuola vs San Pablo Nov 2020
    - Final S4 Scuola vs Malvín Dic 2021
    - Final S4 Scuola vs Goes Dic 2022
    - Final S4 Scuola vs Goes Dic 2023