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. He won the World Cup with Argentina in 2022.

Germán Pezzella
Pezzella with Argentina in 2017
Personal information
Full name Germán Alejo Pezzella
Date of birth (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991
Place of birth Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Betis
Number 6
Youth career
Kilómetro Cinco
Juventud Unida
2000–2005 Olimpo
2005–2011 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 River Plate 43 (2)
2015–2018 Betis 61 (4)
2017–2018Fiorentina (loan) 34 (1)
2018–2021 Fiorentina 97 (6)
2021– Betis 56 (1)
National team
2009–2011 Argentina U20 15 (0)
2011 Argentina U23 5 (2)
2017– Argentina 38 (3)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner2022 Qatar
Copa América
Winner2021 Brazil
Third place2019 Brazil
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner2022 England
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraUnder-23 team
South American U-20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2011 Peru
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2023

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 August 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2011–12 Primera B 105010
2012–13 Argentine Primera División 10100101
2013–14 150005[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]1211
2014 101208[lower-alpha 2]2203
2015 71104[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0131
Total 4338017221656
Real Betis 2015–16 La Liga 25340294
2016–17 36110371
Total 61450665
Fiorentina (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 34110351
Fiorentina 2018–19 Serie A 32230352
2019–20 33310343
2020–21 32110331
2021–22 001010
Total 976601036
Real Betis 2021–22 La Liga 231407[lower-alpha 6]0341
2022–23 310106[lower-alpha 6]01[lower-alpha 7]0390
2023–24 10000010
Total 5515013010741
Career total 289152503023134318
  1. Includes Copa Argentina, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
  2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance in Copa Campeonato
  4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 19 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 201720
201841
2019101
2021100
202290
202331
Total383

Honours

River Plate

Real Betis

Argentina

References

  1. "G. Pezzella". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. "Real Betis 1–1 Valencia (5–4 on pens): Real Betis win Copa del Rey final on penalties". BBC Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. Murray, Scott (18 December 2022). "Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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