Nick Rizzo

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Nick Rizzo
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Anthony Rizzo
Date of birth	June 9, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.78 m
Nickname	Nicky
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Milton Keynes Dons
Number	11
Youth clubs
	Sydney Olympic
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-98 1998-2000 2000-2003 2003-2004 2004- 2007	Liverpool FC Crystal Palace Ternana A.C. Prato Milton Keynes Dons →Grimsby Town (loan)	0 (0) 35 (1) ?? (?) ?? (?) 50 (4) 1 (0)
National team2
1997	Australia U-23 Australia	8 1 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:49, 12 March 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of January 4, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Nick Rizzo (born June 9, 1979 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer) player currently playing for MK Dons in Football League Two in England.

Rizzo arrived in England in 1996 joining the Academy at Liverpool FC. From there he moved to Crystal Palace and featured in 41 games before moving to Italian Serie B side Ternana in 2000. Following three successful seasons in Italy he joined the Dons on a free transfer in November 2004, where he has become a firm favourite with the fans. He is a lively and tricky player, known for his crossing and readiness to shoot on sight as well as his hard work and discipline. Pre-season during the summer was not the best of times for Nicky, who featured in the Dons' first game against Derby County but has been suffering with injury since.

Nicky has represented Australia at the U17, U20, U23 and is a full Australian international when he played for the Socceroos against Croatia in 1997. He also played in the 2000 Olympics for the Australian U23 team which failed to go past the group stages. Nick came off the bench in all three group games.

[edit] External links

• Nick Rizzo UK career stats at Soccerbase

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