| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Marcelo Brizuela | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Moreno, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | O'Higgins | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| 2011–2019 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Vélez Sarsfield | 74 | (3) |
| 2024 | → Instituto (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2026– | O'Higgins | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:21, 21 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Miguel Marcelo Brizuela (born 5 January 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean club O'Higgins. [3]
Career
Brizuela had a short stint with River Plate, prior to penning terms with Vélez Sarsfield's ranks.[1][4] He is a product of the latter's academy, with their former youth captain making a first-team breakthrough in mid-2019 under manager Gabriel Heinze.[1][5][6] His professional debut arrived on 28 July 2019, as the centre-back was selected to start a Primera División fixture away to Talleres; he played fifty-nine minutes, before being subbed off for Pablo Galdames in an eventual 1–0 loss at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes.[7][8] Brizuela scored his first goal on 3 January 2021 against Newell's Old Boys in the Copa de la Liga Profesional.[7]
In January 2026, Brizuela ended his contract with Vélez Sarsfield and signed with Chilean club O'Higgins on a deal until December 2027.[9][10]
Personal life
On 9 February 2021, Brizuela was charged - along with Vélez teammate Thiago Almada - with the rape of a 28-year-old woman; which allegedly occurred at a party on 3 December 2020, which was hosted by teammate Juan Martín Lucero to celebrate Vélez advancing in the Copa Sudamericana.[11] Juan José Acosta Delbene, a former manager of Defensa y Justicia's reserves and Argentino, was initially the only person charged.[11] However, in early February, prosecutor Laura Zyseskind charged initial witnesses Brizuela and Almada; while Delbene was on the run.[12] It is claimed that those two, plus Delbene and an unnamed woman, were involved.[11] Two other women, who were later apprehended, reportedly stole items from the victim.[11]
In response to the charging of Brizuela and Almada, Vélez Sarsfield announced on 9 February that both players had been removed from the first-team until the case was concluded.[13] However, the two players were reincorporated into the senior set-up on 16 February after the club claimed to have received new evidence and further information on the case - though the victim's lawyer, Raquel Hermida Leyenda, stated that nothing had changed in the intervening period.[14][15] Brizuela played and scored a day later against Deportivo Camioneros in the Copa Argentina.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 18 February 2021.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2019–20 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21[nb 1] | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2021[nb 2] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
Notes
- ^ Soccerway counts 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
- ^ Soccerway counts 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
- ^ a b c "Llegó el debut". Vélez Sarsfield. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Miguel Brizuela". World Football. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ O'Higgins refuerza la zaga con centrales provenientes de Argentina y Portugal - El Rancagüino, 11 January 2026.
- ^ ""Pensé que no iba a volver a jugar"". Vélez Sarsfield. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Firmó primero". Vélez Sarsfield. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "La reserva de Vélez ya tiene rival en la Copa de la Superliga". Vavel. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Argentina - M. Brizuela". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Con una perla de Menéndez, Talleres venció a un desconocido Vélez". IAM Noticias. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Vélez a Fondo - Programa 12/01/26 - SE CAYÓ LO DE MAHER CARRIZO A RIVER? on YouTube
- ^ "Miguel Brizuela llega a reforzar a la Celeste". O'Higgins FC (in Spanish). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Quién es el entrenador acusado de violar a la joven en la fiesta de la que participaron jugadores de Vélez". Infobae. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Imputaron a los jugadores de Vélez Thiago Almada y Miguel Brizuela en la causa por abuso sexual". Infobae. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial". Vélez Sarsfield. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial". Vélez Sarsfield. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Abuso sexual: Vélez reincorporó a su plantel a Brizuela y Almada". Página12. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Brizuela y Almada, de la separación del plantel a figuras en Vélez". Olé. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
External links
- Miguel Brizuela at Soccerway
