Germán Pezzella

(Germán Alejo Pezzella)

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Born
1991 (35 years old)
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Bahía Blanca, Argentina

Position
Centre-Back

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Hispanic

Team Number
6

Height
187 cm

Weight
181 lbs

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Right

Market Value
€4.50m

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Sport

Soccer

Team
River Plate

League
Argentinian Primera Division

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Description

Germán Alejo Pezzella (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 27 June 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Argentina national team, with whom he won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Pezzella played represented Argentina in 2009 Toulon Tournament. He also appeared with the side in 2011 South American U-20 Championship and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, always as a starter.

On 1 September 2011, Pezzella was called up to that year's Pan American Games, appearing in five matches and scoring two goals during the competition.

In October 2017, he was called up to Argentina national team's squad for the first time for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Peru on 5 October and Ecuador on 10 October 2017. In May 2018 he was named in the Argentina national team's preliminary 35-man for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia but did not make the final 23. On 27 March 2019, he captained Argentina in a 1–0 friendly away win against Morocco. He was included in Argentina's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and came on as a substitute in extra-time of the final as his nation won a third world title by defeating France on penalties.

In June 2024, Pezzella was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the 2024 Copa América.

Season Stats
3 appearances in the current 2026 Season
0 goals scored in the current 2026 Season

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Trophies

Copa America	Argentina	2024
CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions	Argentina	2022
FIFA World Cup	Argentina	2022
Spanish Copa del Rey	Betis	2021-2022
Copa America	Argentina	2021
CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana	River Plate	2015
Copa Libertadores	River Plate	2014-2015
CONMEBOL Sudamericana	River Plate	2014
Argentinian Primera Division	River Plate	2013-2014

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Former Senior Teams

River Plate	2010-2015	Permanent	-	-
Argentina U23	2011	International	-	-
Betis	2015-2018	Permanent	-	-
Fiorentina	2017-2018	Loan	-	-
Fiorentina	2018-2021	Permanent	-	-
Real Betis	2021-2024	Permanent	-	-