Damián Emmanuel Lizio (born 30 June 1989) is an Argentine-born Bolivian

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who plays as an

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for Real Santa Cruz.

Club career

River Plate

Born in

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, Lizio came through the youth ranks of River Plate, making his official debut on 10 November 2007 against Huracán in a 2–1 away loss, playing the entire game. His second appearance for the team was in a 2–0 defeat against Banfield on 8 December. The next season, Lizio won the 2008 Clausura Tournament under

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. It was his first professional title, despite not making an appearance in the competition. After a season, he had more chances to play when

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took over. He made his first appearance under Gorosito in a 2–0 away victory over Independiente at the

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, playing only eight minutes in the match.

Al-Arabi

On 30 June 2013, Lizio signed for Al-Arabi. He left after 3 months with the club.

O'Higgins

In 2014, Lizio joined Chilean side O'Higgins for the 2014-15 season.

Persebaya Surabaya

On 20 February 2019, Lizio is signed by

Persebaya Surabaya Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Surabaya, East Java. It currently plays in the Liga 1, the top fl ...

for the 2019 season. He signed a one-year contract with the club.

Royal Pari

In January 2020, Lizio returned to Bolivia and joined Royal Pari.

International career

Argentina U-20

In January 2009 Lizio was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship in

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Bolivia

In 2014, Lizio accepted to play for the Bolivian national team and made his debut in a non-unofficial FIFA friendly on 13 October against the Brazilian under-23s at

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, where he scored his side's goal in a 3–1 defeat. On 18 November 2014, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 friendly home win over

International goal

:''Score and result list Bolivia's goal tally first.''

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;River Plate * Torneo Clausura (1):

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;Bolívar * Primera División (1): 2011 ;Al-Arabi *

Kuwait Federation Cup The Kuwaiti Federation Cup ( ar, كأس الاتحاد الكويتي) is a competition organised by the Kuwait Football Association, the Kuwaiti version of a League cup and has been played in its current format every year since 2008. The first e ...

(1): 2013–14 ;Persebaya Surabaya * ''Runner-up'', Piala Presiden: 2019

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