Isaác Brizuela Muñoz (; born 28 August 1990), also known as El Conejo, is a professional

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who plays as a winger for

Liga MX Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divis ...

club

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. Born in the United States, he played for the Mexico national team.

Early life

Brizuela was born in the United States to Mexican parents who were working in California at the time. When he was two years old, his family returned to their hometown of

Lagos de Moreno Lagos de Moreno () is a city and municipality in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. Lagos is located in the region of Los Altos de Jalisco, within the macroregion of the Bajío, one of the most highly developed areas in Latin America. Lagos de Moreno ...

, in the state of

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. It was while playing football there that he was scouted by

Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the States of Mexico, state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. Toluca has a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the Grea ...

. In June 2009, he was promoted to the senior squad following impressive performances with the club's reserve team,

Atlético Mexiquense Deportivo Toluca F.C. Reserves and Academy are the current reserves and academy systems including the Toluca Premier team and the Atlético Mexiquense U20 and U17 sides that act to develop young footballers on behalf of Deportivo Toluca F.C. Atl� ...

Club career

Brizuela made his professional debut with

on 26 July 2009, in a league match against Guadalajara. The following year, he won his first professional title, the 2010 Bicentenario. In January 2013, Brizuela was loaned to

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for a period of six months. After his time at Atlas,

José Cardozo José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (; born 19 March 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former footballer who played as a striker. Known for his prolific scoring ability, Cardozo spent most of his playing career with Deportivo Toluca, wher ...

brought him back to Toluca, where he became a regular starter. On 17 December 2014,

reached an agreement with Toluca to sign Brizuela.

International career

In May 2013, Brizuela revealed that he was born in

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, to Mexican parents even though he had initially reported to the FMF (Mexican Football Federation) that he was born in

Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco Lagos de Moreno () is a city and municipality in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. Lagos is located in the region of Los Altos de Jalisco, within the macroregion of the Bajío, one of the most highly developed areas in Latin America. Lagos de Moreno ...

. Therefore, he was eligible to play for either the

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and

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. Mexico head coach

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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. 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.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Toluca *

Mexican Primera División Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divi ...

: Bicentenario 2010 Guadalajara *

: Clausura 2017 *

Copa MX Copa MX, also known as Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons, was an association football competition in Mexico and the domestic cup tournament for clubs at the highest and second levels of Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Copa ...

Apertura 2015 The ' () and ' () tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is ...

, Clausura 2017 *

Supercopa MX Supercopa MX () was an association football competition in Mexico and the domestic super cup between the Copa MX champions of the ''Apertura'' and ''Clausura'' tournaments. Initially played in a two-legged and later with a single final match. It w ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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Mexico U23 *

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References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brizuela, Isaac 1990 births Living people Soccer players from California Men's association football forwards Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers American sportspeople of Mexican descent Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Deportivo Toluca F.C. Reserves and Academy footballers Atlas F.C. footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Liga MX players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games footballers for Mexico Pan American Games gold medalists in football Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players 21st-century Mexican sportsmen