Isaác Brizuela

Isaác Brizuela
	Brizuela in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Isaác Brizuela Muñoz
Date of birth	28 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	San Jose, California, United States
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Guadalajara
Number	11
Youth career
2007–2009	Toluca
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Atlético Mexiquense
2009–2014	Toluca
2013	→ Atlas (loan)
2015–	Guadalajara
International career
2011–2012	Mexico U23
2013–2019	Mexico
Medal record
Representing Mexico
Pan American Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023

Isaác Brizuela Muñoz (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈsa(a)k βɾiˈswela]; born 28 August 1990),^[3] also known as El Conejo,^[4] is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara. Born in the United States, he played for the Mexico national team.^[3]

Brizuela was born in the

Atlético Mexiquense, from the second division. He also had a brief loan-spell with Atlas

in 2013.

Brizuela debuted with Toluca on July 26 2009, in the 2009 Apertura against Guadalajara. He won the 2010 Bicentenario tournament with Toluca, his first professional championship. In January 2013 Brizuela was loaned to Atlas for six months in order to get more playing time. His successful campaign at Atlas, where he was crucial for the team finishing the 2013 Clausura in third place, entering the quarterfinals and avoiding relegation, prompted Toluca coach José Cardozo to include him in the club's squad once again.

International career

In May 2013, Brizuela revealed that he was born in

Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco. Therefore, he was eligible to play for either the United States and Mexico. Mexico head coach José Manuel de la Torre listed Brizuela in Mexico's 35-man preliminary squad for the Gold Cup due to his good performances with Atlas. He was subsequently included in the final 23-player squad.^[5]

Brizuela made his first competitive appearance for Mexico with the senior squad in a 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Panama that also, given his dual US-Mexican citizenship, cap-tied him to Mexico. He was included in Miguel Herrera 23-man world cup squad, but didn't appear in any matches.[6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 27 March 2019^[7]

National team	Year	Apps
Mexico	2013	3
	2014	4
	2016	2
	2018	4
	2019	1
Total		14

Honours

Toluca

Mexican Primera División: Bicentenario 2010

Guadalajara

Liga MX: Clausura 2017^[8]
Copa MX: Apertura 2015,^[9] Clausura 2017^[10]
Supercopa MX: 2016^[11]
CONCACAF Champions League: 2018^[12]

Mexico U23

Pan American Games: 2011

Individual

CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2018^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: CD Guadalajara" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
^ Isaác Brizuela Muñóz - Ficha Jugador
^
MLS
. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
^ Gama, Karla Villegas. "Why Isaac Brizuela Must Be Handed a World Cup Starting Spot for Mexico". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
^ "Brizuela ilusionado por lista preliminar". ESPNdeportes.com. 31 May 2013.
^ "Panama tops Mexico, seals Gold Cup final berth". Archived from the original on 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
^ Isaác Brizuela at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ "Hace historia en la Copa". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
^ "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "2018 SCCL - Best XI". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

External links

Isaác Brizuela Muñóz at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
Isaác Brizuela at
Univision Deportes
(in Spanish)
Isaác Brizuela at National-Football-Teams.com
Isaác Brizuela at Soccerway

[FCWC_2018-1] "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: CD Guadalajara" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.

[2] Isaác Brizuela Muñóz - Ficha Jugador

[littlerabbit-3] 
MLS
. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[4] Gama, Karla Villegas. "Why Isaac Brizuela Must Be Handed a World Cup Starting Spot for Mexico". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-07-14.

[5] "Brizuela ilusionado por lista preliminar". ESPNdeportes.com. 31 May 2013.

[6] "Panama tops Mexico, seals Gold Cup final berth". Archived from the original on 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2014-04-19.

[NFT-7] Isaác Brizuela at National-Football-Teams.com

[8] "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[9] "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

[10] "Hace historia en la Copa". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[11] "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[12] "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[13] "2018 SCCL - Best XI". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

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Club career

Toluca