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
Germán Pezzella (cropped).jpg
Pezzella with Argentina in 2017
Personal information
Full nameGermán Alejo Pezzella
Date of birth (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birthBahía Blanca, Argentina
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Fiorentina
Number20
Youth career
Kilómetro Cinco
Juventud Unida
2000–2005Olimpo
2005–2011River Plate
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015River Plate69(5)
2015–2018Betis61(4)
2017–2018Fiorentina (loan)34(1)
2018–Fiorentina48(4)
National team
2009–2011Argentina U2015(0)
2011Argentina U235(2)
2017–Argentina13(2)
* 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 1 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 Argentine Primera División 10 1 0 0 5 0 15 1
2013–14 14 0 0 0 8 2 22 2
2014–15 17 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 22 1
Total 42 2 0 0 17 2 1 0 60 4
Real Betis 2015–16 La Liga 25 3 4 0 29 4
2016–17 36 1 1 0 37 1
Total 61 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 66 5
Fiorentina 2017–18 Serie A 34 1 1 0 35 1
2018–19 32 2 3 0 35 2
2019–20 16 2 0 0 16 2
Total 82 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 86 5
Career total 185 12 9 0 17 2 1 0 212 14

International

As of match played 2 July 2019
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2017 2 0
2018 4 1
2019 6 0
Total 12 1

International goals

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[3]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2018 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Iraq 3–0 4–0 Friendly
2 13 October 2019 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain   Ecuador 4–1 6–1

References

  1. "COVID-19, nuove positività". violachannel.tv (in italiano). 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.