Isaác Brizuela Muñoz (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈsa(a)k βɾiˈswela]; born 28 August 1990),[3] also known as El Conejo,[4] is a Mexican-American professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara. Born in the United States, he played for the Mexico national team.[3]
 Brizuela in 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Isaác Brizuela Muñoz[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1990[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Guadalajara | |||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Toluca | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Atlético Mexiquense[2] | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Toluca | 150 | (13) | |||||||||||
| 2013 | → Atlas (loan) | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2015– | Guadalajara | 280 | (21) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Mexico U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Mexico | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Brizuela was born in the United States to Mexican parents who worked in California at the time. His family returned to their hometown of Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, when he was two years old. 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 Atlas in 2013.
Club career
editToluca
editBrizuela debuted with Toluca on July 26 2009, in the 2009 Apertura against Guadalajara. He won the 2010 Bicentenario tournament with Toluca, his first professional championship. 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.
Guadalajara
editBrizuela was sold to Club Deportivo Guadalajara during the 2014-2015 Liga MX season.
International career
editIn May 2013, Brizuela revealed that he was born in San Jose, 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.[5] Therefore, he was eligible to play for either the United States and Mexico. Mexico head coach José Manuel de la Torre listed 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.[6] Brizuela made his first competitive appearance for Mexico with the senior squad in a 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Panama that also, given his dual US-Mexican citizenship, cap-tied him to Mexico. He was included in Miguel Herrera 23-man world cup squad, but didn't appear in any matches.[7]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 27 March 2019[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
Honours
editToluca
Guadalajara
- Liga MX: Clausura 2017[9]
- Copa MX: Apertura 2015,[10] Clausura 2017[11]
- Supercopa MX: 2016[12]
- CONCACAF Champions League: 2018[13]
Mexico U23
Individual
- CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2018[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: CD Guadalajara" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
- ^ Isaác Brizuela Muñóz - Ficha Jugador
- ^ a b Marshall, Tom (May 28, 2013). "American Exports: Toluca winger Isaac Brizuela reveals he's US citizen; will he declare for USMNT?". MLS. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ Gama, Karla Villegas. "Why Isaac Brizuela Must Be Handed a World Cup Starting Spot for Mexico". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Marshall, Tom (February 13, 2014) [February 13, 2014]. "Player Spotlight: Mexican youngster Isaac Brizuela turning heads | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "Brizuela ilusionado por lista preliminar". ESPNdeportes.com. 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Panama tops Mexico, seals Gold Cup final berth". Archived from the original on 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ Isaác Brizuela at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Hace historia en la Copa". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 SCCL - Best XI". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
External links
edit- Isaác Brizuela Muñóz at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Isaác Brizuela at Univision Deportes (in Spanish)
- Isaác Brizuela at National-Football-Teams.com
- Isaác Brizuela at Soccerway
