Germán Pezzella

Argentine footballer

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 (age 33)
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
Winner 2022 Qatar
Copa América
Winner 2021 Brazil
Third place 2019 Brazil
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 2022 England
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Under-23 team
South American U-20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 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

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As of match played 13 August 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2011–12 Primera B 1 0 5 0 1 0
2012–13 Argentine Primera División 10 1 0 0 10 1
2013–14 15 0 0 0 5[b] 0 1[c] 1 21 1
2014 10 1 2 0 8[b] 2 20 3
2015 7 1 1 0 4[d] 0 1[e] 0 13 1
Total 43 3 8 0 17 2 2 1 65 6
Real Betis 2015–16 La Liga 25 3 4 0 29 4
2016–17 36 1 1 0 37 1
Total 61 4 5 0 66 5
Fiorentina (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 34 1 1 0 35 1
Fiorentina 2018–19 Serie A 32 2 3 0 35 2
2019–20 33 3 1 0 34 3
2020–21 32 1 1 0 33 1
2021–22 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 97 6 6 0 103 6
Real Betis 2021–22 La Liga 23 1 4 0 7[f] 0 34 1
2022–23 31 0 1 0 6[f] 0 1[g] 0 39 0
2023–24 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 55 1 5 0 13 0 1 0 74 1
Career total 289 15 25 0 30 2 3 1 343 18
  1. Includes Copa Argentina, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance in Copa Campeonato
  4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  6. 6.0 6.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

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As of match played 19 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2017 2 0
2018 4 1
2019 10 1
2021 10 0
2022 9 0
2023 3 1
Total 38 3

Honours

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River Plate

Real Betis

Argentina

References

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  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.