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Pizzi
Personal information
Full name Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Atlético Madrid
Number 15
Youth career
1999–2007 Bragança
2007–2008 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Bragança 4 (1)
2008– Braga 2 (0)
2008–2009 → Ribeirão (loan) 25 (1)
2009 → Covilhã (loan) 14 (4)
2010–2011 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 42 (8)
2011–2012 → Atlético Madrid (loan) 8 (1)
International career
2008 Portugal U19 4 (1)
2010–2011 Portugal U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 February 2012

Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes (born 6 October 1989 in Bragança), aka Pizzi, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid in Spain, as a forward.

Club career

Early years

Pizzi started his career at local club G.D. Bragança, appearing in four third division matches whilst still a junior. He completed his formation in Minho, signing for S.C. Braga in 2007.

Loaned by Braga, Pizzi made his senior debuts also in the third level, with G.D. Ribeirão. For the 2009–10 season, in the same predicament, he joined S.C. Covilhã, but left in the following transfer window to F.C. Paços de Ferreira, still owned by Braga. He made his top division debut on 16 January 2010, playing 25 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against F.C. Porto.

In 2010–11, Pizzi scored seven league goals for Paços, only missing three league games. On 8 May 2011, he netted a hat-trick in a 3–3 draw at Porto, which turned out to be the only home league match that the eventual champions failed to win during the season.

Atlético Madrid

On 30 August 2011, Pizzi moved to Spanish team Atlético Madrid, on loan until the end of the year, after which the Colchoneros had an option to buy the player permanently. He made his La Liga debut on 18 September, replacing also newly-signed Radamel Falcao midway through the second half of a 4–0 home win against Racing de Santander.

Club statistics

(correct as of 21 August 2011)
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bragança 2006–07 4 1 0 0 – – 4 1
Braga 2007–08 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Ribeirão 2008–09 25 1 0 0 – – 25 1
Covilhã 2009–10 14 4 2 0 – – 16 4
Paços Ferreira 15 1 2 1 – – 17 1
2010–11 27 7 8 4 – – 35 11
Braga 2011–12 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Atlético Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 87 14 12 5 0 0 99 19

References

  1. Vitoria Setubal beat Sporting to guarantee survival, Naval & Portimonense relegated; PortuGOAL, 8 May 2011
  2. Official: Atletico Madrid sign Pizzi from Sporting Braga on loan; Goal.com, 30 August 2011
  3. Falcao hits hat-trick in romp; ESPN Soccernet, 18 September 2011

External links

Atlético Madrid – current squad

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