Marcos Pizzelli

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinheiro and the second or paternal family name is Pizzelli.
Marcos Pizzelli
File:Marcos Pizzelli 2012.jpg
Marcos with Kuban in 2012
Personal information
Full name Marcos Pinheiro Pizzelli
Date of birth (1984-10-03) 3 October 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth Piracicaba, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2000–2005 São Carlos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Ararat Yerevan 78 (44)
2008–2009 → ASA Issy (loan)
2009–2011 Pyunik 49 (31)
2011–2012 Metalurh Donetsk 18 (4)
2012–2013 Kuban Krasnodar 31 (8)
2013–2014 Krasnodar 6 (0)
2014 → Aktobe (loan) 28 (8)
2015–2016 Aktobe 27 (5)
2016 Al-Raed 13 (4)
2016–2017 Al-Fujairah 7 (4)
2017 Xanthi 10 (0)
2017–2018 Al-Shabab 15 (3)
2018–2019 Aktobe 35 (20)
2019–2020 Ararat-Armenia 0 (0)
International career‡
2008–2019 Armenia 68 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:53 23 September 2018 (UTC)

Marcos Pinheiro Pizzelli (pronounced [pitˈtsɛlli]; Armenian: Մարկոս Պինեյրո Պիզզելլի; born 3 October 1984), commonly known as Marcos, is a former professional footballer. Born in Brazil, Marcos represented Armenia internationally between 2008 and 2019.

Club career

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Ararat Yerevan

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Pizzelli started his career at the Brazilian club São Carlos as a youth from 2000 to 2005. In 2006, the young talent was spotted by an agent from Ararat Yerevan, who soon recruited Pizzelli. His debut took place on 30 April in a game against Ulisses. Pizzelli entered the field in the 58th minute of the match, replacing Tigran Yesayan. His first goal for Ararat happened on 16 June in another game against Ulisses. For the first season Pizzelli focused on adapting, and the next on scoring goals. With his good performances, Pizzelli was the leading scorer in the Armenian Premier League twice with Ararat, scoring 22 goals during the 2007 Armenian Premier League and scoring 17 goals during that 2008 Armenian Premier League.[2] As a result of the financial problems that befell Ararat, the club decided to loan Pizzelli to the amateur club of the French 5th Division – Ararat (Issy-les-Moulineaux).

Pyunik Yerevan

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Six months later, in the summer of 2009, Pizzelli's contract with Ararat Yerevan ended, and, as a free agent, he accepted offer of FC Yerevan Pyunik. In July, he signed a long-term contract. With Pizzelli playing for Pyunik, the club won the 2009 Armenian Premier League and 2010 Armenian Premier League, won the 2009 Armenian Cup and 2010 Armenian Cup and won the 2010 Armenian Supercup. In the 10th round of the 2010 Armenian Premier League, Marcos had his 100th match in the Premier League in the history of his performance.[2] That season, Pizzelli became the top goalscorer for a third time along with Armenian Gevorg Ghazaryan, with both scoring 16 goals. In the middle of the 2011 Armenian Premier League, Pizzelli scored six goals, but was then transferred to Metalurh Donetsk.

Metalurh Donetsk

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In June 2011, Pizzelli signed a contract with Metalurh Donetsk, along with Pyunik teammate Gevorg Ghazaryan.[3] In his first official match for the Donetsk club, Pizzelli scored a goal, and this goal, scored against Chornomorets Odesa, was the only one in the match. In the higher level championship, Pizzelli had more difficulty playing and found it harder to score than in the Armenian Premier League. However, his trouble scoring was also due to the Metalurh coach not playing as a striker, but instead as an attacking midfielder.[4]

Kuban Krasnodar

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In January 2012, Pizzelli joined Kuban Krasnodar. In 2011, in a match between Russia and Armenia, the head coach of Team Kuban Dan Petrescu spotted Pizzelli and was interested in the player. After a long observation of the game of Pizzelli, Petrescu agreed to acquire the player. On 13 January, they signed a contract for three years.[5] On 18 March, Pizzelli scored the first goal in the Russian Premier League and brought Kuban the win over Rubin Kazan. Pizzelli was voted player of the month for Kuban a second time in May 2012.[6]

Krasnodar

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In May 2013, Pizzelli agreed to join Kuban Krasnodar's rivals FC Krasnodar on a two-year contract starting on 10 June 2013.[7] After six months with Krasnodar, Pizzelli joined Kazakhstan Premier League side Aktobe on a season-long loan in January 2014.[8]

Aktobe

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In October 2014, Pizzelli made his loan move from FC Krasnodar permanent.[9] Following the conclusion of the 2015 season, Pizzelli was transfer listed by Aktobe.[10]

Al-Raed

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On 18 January 2016, Pizzelli moved to Saudi club Al-Raed.[11]

Al-Fujairah

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On 27 June 2016, Pizzelli was transferred to Al-Fujairah of the UAE Arabian Gulf League.[12]

Aktobe return

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On 13 February 2018, FC Aktobe announced the return of Pizzelli to the team.[13] He was awarded the Kazakh Premier League top goal scorer after scoring 18 goals in 24 games.

Ararat-Armenia

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On 31 December 2019, FC Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Pizzelli,[14] however on 11 January, Ararat-Armenia and Pizzelli announced that he was retiring from football due to injury.[15]

International career

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In May 2008, Pizzelli received Armenian citizenship and became a member of the Armenia national team. He made his first appearance on 28 May 2008 and scored on his debut in a friendly away game against Moldova. The match ended with the score 2–2. After playing three games that year, he was briefly no longer invited to the national team. After moving to Yerevan to play for Pyunik, he again came to the attention of coaches and 12 August 2009 Marcos again played for the Armenia national team regularly. On 8 October 2010, in a match against Slovakia, he made a scoring pass to Yura Movsisyan, and a few days later, he scored Armenia's fourth goal in a game against Andorra. That victory then went on to secure Armenia's by that time highest ever FIFA World Ranking as 42nd. For his second goal for the national squad, Pizzelli scored in an away match with Russia (3–1 loss). His third goal for the team scored in am away match against Andorra in which Armenia won 3–0. His fourth goal for the national team scored in the match against Macedonia, in which Armenia won 4–1. In a friendly game, which was held 29 February 2012 against Canada, marked the first time in his double gate rivals.[16] On 11 September 2012, Pizzelli was controversially sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria.[17]

On 11 October 2014, Pizzelli had a penalty saved by Serbia goalkeeper Vladimir Stojković in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match, after which Zoran Tošić scored a late equaliser to give Serbia a 1–1 draw.[18]

Personal life

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Pizzelli is married to his wife Natalia. They met in Brazil and she moved with him to Armenia. He and Natalia do not have children.[19] Pizzelli speaks Portuguese, Armenian, English and was learning Russian. He identifies as Brazilian-Armenian. Pizzelli says he feels more Armenian than Brazilian. He said he would never forget about Armenia, which gave him an opportunity to develop his skills. "I am grateful to this country for everything. I would play for Armenia as long as the squad needs me."[20]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 November 2019[21][22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ararat Yerevan 2006 Armenian Premier League 24 5 – – 24 5
2007 26 22 – – 26 22
2008 28 17 2 0 – 30 17
Total 78 44 2 0 – 80 44
ASA Issy (loan) 2008–09 CFA 2 – –
Pyunik 2009 Armenian Premier League 12 9 2 0 – 14 9
2010 26 16 4 3 2 0 – 32 19
2011 11 6 0 0 – – 28 16
Total 49 31 4 3 4 0 – 57 34
Metalurh Donetsk 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 18 4 1 0 – – 19 4
Kuban Krasnodar 2011–12 Russian Premier League 10 3 0 0 – – 10 3
2012–13 21 5 2 1 – – 23 6
Total 31 8 2 1 – – 33 9
Krasnodar 2013–14 Russian Premier League 6 0 2 2 – – 8 2
Aktobe (loan) 2014 Kazakhstan Premier League 28 8 5 2 5 0 1 0 39 10
Aktobe 2015 Kazakhstan Premier League 27 5 3 1 2 0 – 32 6
Al-Raed 2015–16 Saudi Professional League 13 4 2 0 – 2 1 17 5
Al-Fujairah 2016–17 UAE First Division League 7 4 – – 7 4
Xanthi 2016–17 Super League Greece 10 0 3 0 – – 13 0
Al-Shabab 2017–18 Saudi Professional League 15 3 1 1 – – 16 4
Aktobe 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League 24 18 1 0 – – 25 18
2019 11 2 0 0 – – 11 2
Total 35 20 1 0 – – 36 20
Career total 317 131 24 10 13 0 2 1 356 142

International

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As of match played on 9 September 2018[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Armenia 2008 2 1
2009 3 0
2010 5 1
2011 8 3
2012 7 2
2013 9 0
2014 6 0
2015 6 1
2016 7 1
2017 7 0
2018 5 2
Total 65 11
As of match played on 16 October 2018[23]
Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pizzelli goal.
List of international goals scored by Marcos Pizzelli
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 28 May 2008 Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol, Moldova 1 File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 1–0 2–2 Friendly [24]
2 15 October 2010 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 10 File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification [25]
3 4 April 2011 Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia 13 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 1–0 1–3 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification [26]
4 2 September 2011 Camp d’Esports d’Aixovall, Aixovall, Andorra 15 File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification [27]
5 7 October 2011 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 17 File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia 1–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification [28]
6 29 February 2012 Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus 19 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1–1 3–1 Friendly [29]
7 2–1
8 13 June 2015 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 42 File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 1–0 2–3 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [30]
9 11 October 2016 National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland 53 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1–1 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
10 6 September 2018 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 62 File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 1–0 2–1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D [32]
11 16 October 2018 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 65 File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 1–0 4–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D

Honours

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Ararat Yerevan

Pyunik Yerevan

Aktobe

Individual

References

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