Damián Emmanuel Lizio (born 30 June 1989) is a

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who plays as an

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. Born in Argentina, he represented the Bolivia national team.

Club career

River Plate

Born in Florida, Buenos Aires, Lizio came through the youth ranks of River Plate, making his official debut on 10 November 2007 against

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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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. His second appearance was when he came off the bench in the 82nd minute in place of

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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

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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 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

;Al-Arabi *

Kuwait Federation Cup The Kuwaiti Federation Cup () is a competition organised by the Kuwait Football Association, and has been played in its current format since 2008. The first edition of the Federation Cup was played in the 1969–70 season, although not much is kn ...

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

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