Germán Pezzella
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| Full name | Germán Alejo Pezzella | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Betis | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| Kilómetro Cinco | |||||||||||||||
| Juventud Unida | |||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Olimpo | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | River Plate | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | River Plate | 69 | (5) | ||||||||||||
| 2015– | Betis | 45 | (4) | ||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Argentina U20 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Argentina U23 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 October 2011 |
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Germán Alejo Pezzella (born 27 June 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Real Betis.
Pezzella joined Club Atlético River Plate's youth setup in 2005, aged 14, after representing Club Olimpo. After impressing with the former's reserves he was called up to the pre-season in Canada, appearing in friendlies against Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Everton FC.
After being an unused substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Club Atlético Huracán on 18 October 2009, Pezzella made his senior debut on 7 December 2011, starting in a 1–0 home win against Defensores de Belgrano for the season's Copa Argentina. His league debut came on 2 March of the following year, where he played the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Quilmes Atlético Club.
Pezzella scored his first professional goal on 2 September 2012, netting the last in a 1–1 draw at Club Atlético Colón. He also scored the equalizer in a 1–1 Superclásico home draw against Boca Juniors, just three minutes after coming off the bench.
On 10 December 2014, Pezzella scored the last in a 2014 Copa Sudamericana final 2–0 win against Atlético Nacional, as his side won its first international title after a 17-year absence.
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