Damián Lizio

Damián Lizio
Personal information
Full name	Damián Emmanuel Lizio
Date of birth	30 June 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Florida, Argentina
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2004–2007	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	River Plate
2009–2010	→ Córdoba (loan)
2010–2011	Anorthosis Famagusta
2011–2018	Club Bolívar
2013	→ Unión (loan)
2013	→ Al-Arabi SC (loan)
2014–2015	→ O'Higgins (loan)
2016	→ Botafogo (loan)
2017	→ Oriente Petrolero (loan)
2019–2020	Persebaya Surabaya
2020–2021	Royal Pari
2021–2022	Wilstermann
2022	Real Santa Cruz
2023	All Boys
International career
2009	Argentina U20
2014–2016	Bolivia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2023

Damián Emmanuel Lizio (born 30 June 1989) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in Argentina, he represented the Bolivia national team.

Club career edit

River Plate edit

Born in Florida, Buenos Aires, Lizio came through the youth ranks of River Plate, making his official debut on 10 November 2007 against Huracán in a 2–1 away loss, playing the entire game. His second appearance for the team was in a 2–0 defeat against Banfield on 8 December. The next season, Lizio won the 2008 Clausura Tournament under Diego Simeone. It was his first professional title, despite not making an appearance in the competition.

After a season, he had more chances to play when Néstor Gorosito took over. He made his first appearance under Gorosito in a 2–0 away victory over Independiente at the Estadio Monumental. His second appearance was when he came off the bench in the 82nd minute in place of Cristian Fabbiani, playing only eight minutes in the match.

Al-Arabi edit

On 30 June 2013, Lizio signed for Al-Arabi SC. He left after 3 months with the club.

O'Higgins edit

In 2014, Lizio joined Chilean side O'Higgins for the 2014-15 season.^[1]

Persebaya Surabaya edit

On 20 February 2019, Lizio is signed by Persebaya Surabaya for the 2019 season. He signed a one-year contract with the club.^[2]

Royal Pari edit

In January 2020, Lizio returned to Bolivia and joined Royal Pari.^[3]

International career edit

Argentina U-20 edit

In January 2009 Lizio was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela.

Bolivia edit

In 2014, Lizio accepted to play for the Bolivian national team and made his debut in a non-unofficial FIFA friendly on 13 October against the Brazilian under-23s at Cuiabá, where he scored his side's goal in a 3–1 defeat.^[4] On 18 November 2014, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 friendly home win over Venezuela.