# Darío Brizuela

Darío Brizuela Arrieta (born 8 November 1994) is a Spanish professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Spain national team.

## Career

Dario Brizuela was trained in the young teams of Easo. In 2011, he was signed by Estudiantes, where he played in the junior team and also played 13 games with the reserve team in Liga EBA.
Brizuela made his debut in Liga ACB in the round 32 of the 2012–13 season, where his club lost by a score of 93–82 against Real Madrid.
In August 2014, he was loaned to Peñas Huesca, of the LEB Oro. After the 2014–15 season, his loan finished and he returned to Estudiantes.
On 13 July 2023, he signed with FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB.

## Spain national team

Brizuela won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA U20 European Championship. He has also played at the 2010 FIBA U16 European Championship and the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.
His official match debut with the Spain national team was on 1 July 2018 against Belarus in a 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifier.

## Career statistics
### EuroLeague

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
| 2023–24 | Barcelona | 32 | 7 | 13.8 | .421 | .320 | .727 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 5.7 | 3.7 |
| Career | Career | 32 | 7 | 13.8 | .421 | .320 | .727 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 5.7 | 3.7 |

### EuroCup

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
| 2019–20 | Málaga | 7 | 2 | 22.6 | .386 | .297 | .875 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .9 | — | 12.3 | 9.4 |
| 2020–21 | Málaga | 14 | 2 | 22.6 | .493 | .344 | .826 | 2.0 | 3.2 | .7 | .1 | 12.9 | 11.9 |
| Career | Career | 21 | 4 | 22.6 | .458 | .327 | .851 | 1.7 | 2.9 | .8 | .1 | 12.7 | 11.0 |

### Basketball Champions League

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2017–18 | Estudiantes | 14 | 2 | 18.2 | .405 | .289 | .700 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | — | 6.8 |
| 2021–22 | Málaga | 13 | 8 | 20.1 | .483 | .429 | .850 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .6 | — | 11.5 |
| 2022–23 | Málaga | 15 | 4 | 22.6 | .504 | .431 | .906 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .7 | — | 12.4 |
| Career | Career | 42 | 14 | 18.8 | .471 | .388 | .833 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .9 | — | 10.3 |

### Domestic leagues

| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2012–13 | Estudiantes | ACB | 2 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013–14 | Estudiantes | ACB | 5 | 5.7 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 1.4 |
| 2014–15 | Peñas Huesca | LEB Oro | 22 | 20.1 | .454 | .317 | .844 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .7 | .0 | 12.1 |
| 2014–15 | Estudiantes | ACB | 3 | 17.4 | .600 | .500 | — | 1.3 | 1.0 | .7 | — | 5.0 |
| 2015–16 | Estudiantes | ACB | 33 | 16.5 | .437 | .348 | .824 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .9 | .1 | 6.4 |
| 2016–17 | Estudiantes | ACB | 26 | 9.4 | .310 | .176 | .750 | .9 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 2.1 |
| 2017–18 | Estudiantes | ACB | 32 | 18.7 | .452 | .320 | .824 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .6 | .1 | 7.7 |
| 2018–19 | Estudiantes | ACB | 30 | 23.8 | .477 | .313 | .833 | 1.8 | 3.0 | .9 | .1 | 14.7 |
| 2019–20 | Estudiantes | ACB | 10 | 29.0 | .429 | .381 | .872 | 2.6 | 2.5 | .9 | — | 14.1 |
| 2019–20 | Málaga | ACB | 17 | 21.0 | .445 | .402 | .824 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .4 | — | 11.7 |
| 2020–21 | Málaga | ACB | 34 | 23.7 | .460 | .356 | .785 | 1.6 | 3.1 | .9 | .1 | 13.9 |
| 2021–22 | Málaga | ACB | 30 | 22.2 | .457 | .348 | .852 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .1 | 13.8 |
| 2022–23 | Málaga | ACB | 34 | 15.8 | .468 | .303 | .807 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .5 | — | 9.2 |
| 2023–24 | Barcelona | ACB | 35 | 15.5 | .491 | .427 | .818 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .4 | .0 | 7.7 |

## Awards and accomplishments
### Spain national team

* 2014 FIBA U20 European Championship: Silver