Xavier Biscayzacú Vázquez (born 28 March 2005) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as an

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for the

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club

Defensor Sporting Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievement ...

Club career

Biscayzacú is a youth product of ISyD Rincón de Carrasco,

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, Club Ombú and

. On 13 October 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Defensor Sporting. He made his senior and professional debut with the club in a 2–1

loss to

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on 18 August 2024.

International career

Born in Mexico, Biscayzacú is of Uruguayan descent. He was first called up to the Mexico U16s in 2020, before being called up to a training camp for Uruguay in advance of the

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. He was part of the Mexico U20 national team that won the

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Personal life

Xavier is the son of the Uruguayan football manager and former player Gustavo Biscayzacú, and was born in Mexico while his father was playing in the

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at that time.

Honours

;Mexico U20 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Biscayzacu, Xavier 2005 births Living people Footballers from Veracruz (city) Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's youth international footballers Uruguayan men's footballers Mexican people of Uruguayan descent Men's association football midfielders Defensor Sporting players Uruguayan Primera División players 21st-century Mexican sportsmen