Damián Lizio

Damián Lizio
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.
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.
Royal Pari
In January 2020, Lizio returned to Bolivia and joined Royal Pari.
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. On 18 November 2014, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 friendly home win over Venezuela.
International goal
Score and result list Bolivia's goal tally first.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Club
River Plate
Torneo Clausura (1): 2008
Bolívar
Primera División (1): 2011
Al-Arabi
Kuwait Federation Cup (1): 2013–14
Persebaya Surabaya
Runner-up, Piala Presiden: 2019
References
External links
Argentine Primera statistics
Lizio at Football Lineups
1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
Men's association football midfielders
Bolivian men's footballers
Bolivia men's international footballers
Bolivian expatriate men's footballers
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Argentine people of Italian descent
Bolivian people of Italian descent
Argentine emigrants to Bolivia
Naturalized citizens of Bolivia
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Córdoba CF players
Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
Club Bolívar players
Unión de Santa Fe footballers
Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players
O'Higgins F.C. footballers
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
Oriente Petrolero players
Persebaya Surabaya players
Royal Pari F.C. players
C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players
Real Santa Cruz players
Chilean Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Bolivian Primera División players
Cypriot First Division players
Segunda División players
Kuwait Premier League players
Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
2015 Copa América players
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait
Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia