David Izazola Ramírez (born 23 October 1991) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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, most recently for Kamza in the

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Club career

Izazola graduated from the youth academy of

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. He started his senior career with Pumas CCH in 2007, in the third tier. In the following

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, he moved to the second tier with

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(B-team). In 2011, he was promoted to the senior team. On 22 January, he made his debut, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 3–3 draw against Cruz Azul. He played sparingly during the season, with his team winning the Clausura. Izazola spent the 2012 season with Pumas Morelos. In 2013, he was loaned out to

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, but made no appearance. On 2 August 2017, Izazola switched to fellow Mexican club

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. Three days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 victory against

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. After a loan deal with Atlético San Luis, Izazola joined Hungarian club Budapest Honvéd on a six-month long loan deal on 31 January 2015. After returning from loan, he made no further appearance in

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, so subsequently he started playing with the under-20 team. On 16 June 2016, at the age of 24, Izazola announced his retirement from professional football. He published a letter, citing the "treatment given to Mexican soccer players" as the reason behind his early retirement. However, on 24 December, he came out of retirement and signed for Guatamelan club Comunicaciones. On 29 January 2018, Izazola signed for Spanish club

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. He scored one goal in 11 matches, with his side winning promotion to

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. On 26 September, he joined Indian

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club

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. He rescinded his contract ten days later after arriving to India on 15 October, citing the " socio-economic conditions of the country, in addition to the club's sports project" the reason behind his decision. On 10 January 2019, Izazola joined

club Kamza.

International career

Izazola has been capped by Mexico at under-20 level, representing the team at

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where his team came third.

Honours

UNAM *

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: Clausura 2011 Mexico U20 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Izazola, David 1991 births Living people Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexico men's youth international footballers Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexican men's footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Atlético San Luis footballers Budapest Honvéd FC players Comunicaciones F.C. players Atlante F.C. footballers Churchill Brothers FC Goa players FC Kamza players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Tercera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Mexican expatriate sportspeople in India Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Albania Footballers from Mexico City Mexican people of Basque descent Men's association football forwards