Damián Lizio

Damián Lizio
Personal information
Full name	Damián Emmanuel Lizio
Date of birth	30 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Florida, Argentina
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Real Santa Cruz
Number	30
Youth career
2004–2007	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	River Plate
2009–2010	→ Córdoba (loan)
2010–2011	Anorthosis Famagusta
2011–2014	Bolívar
2013	→ Unión de Santa Fe (loan)
2013	→ Al-Arabi (loan)
2014–2015	→ O'Higgins (loan)
2015–2016	Bolívar
2016–2017	Botafogo
2017–2018	Oriente Petrolero
2018–2019	Bolívar
2019–2020	Persebaya Surabaya
2020–2021	Royal Pari
2021–2022	Wilstermann
2022–	Real Santa Cruz
International career
2009	Argentina U20
2014–2015	Bolivia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Damián Emmanuel Lizio (born 30 June 1989) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Real Santa Cruz. Born in Argentina, he represented the Bolivia national team.

Club career

River Plate

Born in Florida, Buenos Aires, Lizio came through the youth ranks of River Plate, making his official debut on 10 November 2007 against Huracán in a 2–1 away loss, playing the entire game. His second appearance for the team was in a 2–0 defeat against Banfield on 8 December. The next season, Lizio won the 2008 Clausura Tournament under Diego Simeone. It was his first professional title, despite not making an appearance in the competition.

After a season, he had more chances to play when Néstor Gorosito took over. He made his first appearance under Gorosito in a 2–0 away victory over Independiente at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. His second appearance was when he came off the bench in the 82nd minute in place of Cristian Fabbiani, playing only eight minutes in the match.

Al-Arabi

On 30 June 2013, Lizio signed for Al-Arabi. He left after 3 months with the club.

O'Higgins

In 2014, Lizio joined Chilean side O'Higgins for the 2014–15 season.^[1]

Persebaya Surabaya

On 20 February 2019, Lizio is signed by Persebaya Surabaya for the 2019 season. He signed a one-year contract with the club.^[2]

Royal Pari

In January 2020, Lizio returned to Bolivia and joined Royal Pari.^[3]

International career

Argentina U-20

In January 2009 Lizio was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela.

Bolivia

In 2014, Lizio accepted to play for the Bolivian national team and made his debut in a non-unofficial FIFA friendly on 13 October against the Brazilian under-23s at Cuiabá, where he scored his side's goal in a 3–1 defeat.^[4] On 18 November 2014, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 friendly home win over Venezuela.