Eugenio Pizzuto

Eugenio Pizzuto
Pizzuto with Tigres UANL in 2025
Personal information
Full name Eugenio Pizzuto Puga
Date of birth (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002
Place of birth San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlante
(on loan from Tigres UANL)
Number 8
Youth career
2014–2017 Wellington Phoenix
2018–2020 Pachuca
2020–2021 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Pachuca 1 (0)
2020–2022 Lille 0 (0)
2022–2023 Braga B 1 (0)
2023–2025 Tigres UANL 2 (0)
2026– → Atlante 13 (2)
International career‡
2018–2019 Mexico U17 15 (2)
2022 Mexico U21 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up2019 BrazilTeam
Toulon Tournament
Third place2022 FranceTeam
CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Winner2019 United StatesTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2022

Eugenio Pizzuto Puga (born 13 May 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Atlante, on loan from Tigres UANL.

Club career

Early career

Born in San Luis Potosí, Pizzuto was first spotted at the age of 12 in 2013 by talent identification scout Jess Ibrom of the New Zealand-based Asia-Pacific Football Academy which worked in association with Chelsea FC (now merged with professional side Wellington Phoenix) during open trials in the city of Monclova, Mexico with over 150 players attending from throughout Mexico. Following his performances, Pizzuto was offered a place in the academy along with a scholarship to Scots College in Wellington.[1][2]

Following his time at Wellington Phoenix - where he was unable to play organised club football due to FIFA laws preventing the international transfer of minors - Pizzuto returned to Mexico and joined the youth ranks of Pachuca in 2018.[3]

On 21 January 2020, Pizzuto made his professional debut during a Copa MX group stage match against Ascenso MX club Venados. Four days later, Pizzuto made his Liga MX debut, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Franco Jara in an eventual 3–0 loss against León. However, just nine minutes after coming on, Pizzuto broke his fibula and dislocated his ankle after getting his foot caught on the pitch.[4]

Europe

On 1 August 2020, Pizzuto joined French side Lille on a free transfer.[5] He debuted for the club's reserve team, Lille II, on 10 October, coming on as a substitute on the 58th minute against US Maubeuge, winning 3–1.[6] He appeared on the bench for the first team for first time as an unused substitute on 22 November in a league match against Lorient, winning 4–0.[7] On 17 January 2022, Pizzuto's contract was terminated by Lille making him a free agent.[8]

On 26 January 2022, Pizzuto joined Braga.[9]

Return to Mexico

On 14 June 2023, Pizzuto returned to Mexico and joined Tigres UANL as a free agent.[10] He was released in January 2026.[11]

In January 2026, Pizzuto signed with Atlante in the Liga de Expansión MX.[12]

On 16 July, Pizzuto scored in Atlante's first match in the top flight after a 12-year absence, the first in a 2–1 away loss against Necaxa.[13] The following match week, he scored the equalizing goal against América as the score remained at 1–1 at the Estadio Azteca.[14]

International career

Youth

Pizzuto was part of the under-17 squad that participated at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship,[15] where Mexico won the competition. He was included in the Best XI of the tournament.[16] Pizzuto was the captain of the team that participated at the 2019 U-17 World Cup.[17] Finishing runner-up against Brazil, he won the Bronze Ball of the tournament.[18] He was included in the France Football team of the tournament.[19]

Pizzuto was called up by Raúl Chabrand to participate with the under-21 team at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament,[20] where Mexico finished the tournament in third place.[21]

Personal life

Pizzuto is of Italian descent. His father is from Mexico and his mother from Mexico.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 21 August 2026[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pachuca 2019–20 Liga MX 1010——20
Braga B 2022–23 Liga 3 10———10
Tigres UANL 2022–23 Liga MX ———1[a]010
2023–24 20——1[b]030
Total 20——2040
Atlante (loan) 2025–26 Liga de Expansión MX 80———80
2026–27 Liga MX 52——3[b]082
Total 132——30162
Career total 172100050232
  1. ↑ Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  2. 1 2 Appearance in Leagues Cup

Honours

Lille

Tigres UANL

Mexico Youth

Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (17 August 2019). "Wellington schoolboy Eugenio Pizzuto now one of Mexico's brightest football prospects". Stuff. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "From Wellington to the world: Meet the Mexican football sensation schooled in NZ". Stuff. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "¿Quién es Eugenio Pizzuto? El Sub 17 que convocó Gerardo Martino con México | Aquí está el Tri". TUDN. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "17-year-old Mexico starlet Eugenio Pizzuto suffers horror injury just NINE minutes into his professional debut for Pachuca". talksport.com. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Lille sign young Mexico star Eugenio Pizzuto". ESPN. August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Eugenio Pizzuto es descartado por el Lille para la fase de grupos de la Europa League". Marca. 19 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Pizzuto entra en convocatoria de Lille por primera vez para la Liga de Francia". MedioTiempo.com. 22 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Résiliation Du Contrat Entre Le LOSC et Eugenio Pizzuto" (Press release) (in French). Lille. 17 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Eugenio Pizzuto assina pelo SC Braga" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Braga. 26 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Pizzuto hace su debut con Tigres y reaparece en Liga MX". ESPN. 25 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "OFICIAL: Tigres anuncia una nueva baja de cara al Clausura 2026". Azteca Deportes (in Mexican Spanish). 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Presentamos al mediocampista Eugenio Pizzuto como nuestro nuevo refuerzo. Se integra al Club para competir en el Torneo Clausura 2026".
  13. ↑ "In Atlante's first match in the top flight after a 12-year absence".
  14. ↑ "Atlante: Eugenio Pizzuto Scores Again and Finds His Groove with the Potros".
  15. ↑ "Efraín Álvarez encabeza lista del Tri para el Premundial Sub-17".
  16. ↑ "TSG anuncia el XI Ideal Sub-17 de Concacaf 2019". Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  17. ↑ Medel, Édgar Malagón (7 October 2019). "Revelan lista del Tri para Mundial Sub-17; la encabeza la 'joya' que Zlatan alaba" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  18. ↑ "Eugenio Pizzuto ganó Balón de Bronce; brasileño Gabriel Veron se llevó el de Oro" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  19. ↑ "Notre équipe type de la Coupe du monde U17" [Our typical U17 World Cup team]. France Football (in French). 18 November 2019.
  20. ↑ "Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "México Sub-21 vence a Colombia y es tercer lugar del Maurice Revello 2022". Fox Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  22. ↑ Eugenio Pizzuto at Soccerway
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