Isaác Brizuela
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| Full name | Isaác Brizuela Muñoz | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1990 (age 23) | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | |||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||
| Current club | Toluca | |||||||||||
| Number | 27 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Atlético Mexiquense | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Atlético Mexiquense | 23 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2009– | Toluca | 113 | (8) | |||||||||
| 2013 | → Atlas (loan) | 18 | (2) | |||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Mexico U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2013– | Mexico | 3 | (0) | |||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | ||||||||||||
Isaác Brizuela Muñoz (born 28 August 1990)[1] is a Mexican-American footballer who currently plays for Toluca of the Liga Bancomer MX.[2]
Brizuela was born in the United States to Mexican parents, though he returned to Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco when he was two-years-old while his parents stayed working in California. He began playing football in his town until he was scouted to play for Toluca's youth squad in Guadalajara. Brizuela was promoted to the club's first-team squad in 2009 after good performances with the club's farm team, Atlético Mexiquense, from the second division. He also had a brief loan-spell with Club Atlas in 2013.
He is commonly referred to by his nickname Conejito (Spanish: little rabbit.)
Club career
Toluca
Brizuela debuted with Toluca on 26 July 2009 in the 2009 Apertura against Guadalajara. He won the 2010 Bicentenario tournament with Toluca, winning his first professional championship in his career. In January 2013 Brizuela was loaned to Atlas for six months in order to get more playing time. His successful campaign at Atlas, where he was crucial for the team finishing the 2013 Clausura in third place, entering the quarterfinals and avoiding relegation, prompted Toluca coach José Cardozo to include him in the club's squad once again.
International career
In May 2013, Brizuela revealed that he was born in San José, California to Mexican parents even though he had initially reported to the FMF (Mexican Football Federation) that he was born in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco. Therefore, he was eligible to play for both the United States and Mexico. Brizuela stated that despite his initial interest in playing for Mexico, he would play for the United States if the opportunity was presented. Two days later, Mexican coach José Manuel de la Torre and youth-coach Luis Fernando Tena listed Isaác Brizuela in Mexico's 35-man preliminary squad for the Gold Cup due to his good performances with Atlas. He was subsequently included in the final 23-player squad.[3]
Honours
Club
- Toluca
- Primera División de México (1): 2010 Bicentenario
International
- Mexico U23
- Pan American Games (1): 2011
External links
- Transfermarkt profile
- (Spanish) Isaác Brizuela's statistics.
- Isaác Brizuela at National-Football-Teams.com
References
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