Guido Pizarro

Guido Hernán Pizarro Demestri (born 26 February 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.

He is nicknamed "Conde" (Spanish for Count), and is a naturalized Mexican citizen.

Club career
Pizarro made his professional debut in his native Argentina with Lanús in 2009. In July 2013, he was transferred to Mexican club Tigres UANL. With Tigres, he lost the finals of the Mexico Apertura 2014 season and of the 2015 Copa Libertadores. A key player in Tigres, his team won the Mexican Apertura 2015 and Apertura 2016 championships.

In July 2017, he was transferred to Spanish club Sevilla FC. He spent a year with the club and made 40 appearances across all competitions, including 24 in La Liga.

On 7 June 2018, Pizarro rejoined Tigres UANL in a deal reported to be worth around €8.4 million.

International career
In 2016 Pizarro was named in the preliminary Argentina squad for Copa América Centenario, but was not included in the final squad. He was called up once again in November to play against Brazil and Colombia but did not see any action. Pizarro made his official debut starting against Bolivia at La Paz on 28 March 2017.

In May 2018 he was named in Argentina's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia but did not make the final 23.

Honours
Tigres UANL
 * Liga MX: Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Clausura 2019, Clausura 2023
 * Copa MX: Clausura 2014
 * Campeón de Campeones: 2016, 2018, 2023
 * CONCACAF Champions League: 2020
 * Campeones Cup: 2018, 2023

Individual
 * Liga MX Best XI: 2015 Apertura, 2016 Apertura
 * CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2020
 * Liga MX All-Star: 2021, 2022