Nevio Pizzolito

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Nevio Pizzolito
Personal information
Full name Nevio Pizzolito
Date of birth August 26, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth    Montreal, Canada
Height 6'2
Playing position defender
Club information
Current club Montreal Impact
Youth clubs
Sporting-Patriotes
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1995 - 1998
1999
2000 - present
Montreal Impact
Richmond Kickers
Montreal Impact
131 (0)
21 (0)
149 (8)   
National team2
1999-present Canada 9 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of September 10, 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 10, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Nevio Pizzolitto (born August 26, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a defender for the Montreal Impact and Canada.

In 1995 Pizzolito signed with his hometown club the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division. In his early years with the club Pizzolito was mostly on the bench, but later became a star for the Impact defence. In 1999 Pizzolito was signed by the Richmond Kickers, where he played 21 games. In 2000 Pizzolito returned to the Impact where he picked up his first two goals.

In 2004 Pizzolito helped Montreal play 12 straight games without a loss (8-0-4), a club record at the time, and go on to win the League Championship for the second time for Montreal, he was picked on the Second USL First Division Team and signed a new three year deal with the Impact.

In 2005 he again helped Montreal win the regular-season title and help break their old undefeated streak to 15 games a new league record. For the second straight year Pizzolito was named into the Second USL First Division Team and was named Impact’s Defensive Player of the Year for the first time.

Pizzolito has also earned 9 caps for Canada making his debut on October 10, 1999, against Haiti, in a Gold Cup qualifier.


Montreal Impact - Current Squad

2 Aaboubou | 5 Pizzolito | 6 Vincello | 7 DiTullio | 8 Gervais | 9 Lyssand | 10 Zé Roberto | 12 Sedgwick | 14 Bailey | 15 Leduc | 16 Fukasawa | 17 Mert | 18 Di Lorenzo | 19 Fronimadis | 20 Biello | 21 Wilson | 22 Weber | 23 Ribeiro | 24 Gatti | 25 Kolic | 26 Argento | 27 Di Ioia | 30 Baldeh | new Dawkins | new McLaughlin | Manager: DeSantis