Denis Brizuela
Argentine footballer (born 1997)
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Denis Agustín Brizuela (born 12 May 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Deportivo Merlo.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denis Agustín Brizuela | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | González Catán, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Merlo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Deportivo Merlo | 22 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Banfield | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Villa Dálmine | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Jezero | 15 | (1) |
| 2022– | Deportivo Merlo | 23 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:28, 4 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
Brizuela's first career club was Deportivo Merlo, who he began featuring for at senior level during the 2015 Primera B Metropolitana campaign; he was selected in two fixtures, notably for his debut on 23 September versus Estudiantes.[1] The club were relegated in 2015, with Brizuela subsequently playing twenty times across the following two campaigns in Primera C Metropolitana.[1][3] In July 2017, Brizuela left Deportivo Merlo and joined Primera División side Banfield.[1][4] Two years later, having only featured for their reserves, Brizuela departed and then signed with Villa Dálmine in Primera B Nacional.[5] He appeared in eight matches across 2019–20.[1]
Brizuela left Villa Dálmine in late 2020.[1] On 1 February 2021, Brizuela completed a move abroad to Montenegro with First League outfit Jezero.[6][2] He debuted in a home defeat to Zeta on 19 February, as he came off the bench to replace Vojin Pavlović with ten minutes left.[1] Brizuela left Montenegro at the end of the 2021–22 season. In January 2022, he returned to his homeland and signed with his former club Deportivo Merlo.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 6 March 2021.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Merlo | 2015 | Primera B Metropolitana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Banfield | 2017–18 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Villa Dálmine | 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Jezero | 2020–21 | First League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Career total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||