Máximo Carrizo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Máximo Augusto Carrizo Ballesteros | ||
| Date of birth | February 28, 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New York City FC | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New York City FC | |||
| FC Westchester | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | New York City FC II | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Argentina U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | United States U16 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 1, 2024 | |||
Máximo Augusto Carrizo Ballesteros (born February 28, 2008) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for MLS Next Pro club New York City FC II.[1][2][3][4][5]
Career
[edit]In 2022, Carrizo signed for Major League Soccer club New York City FC, becoming the youngest player to sign a professional contract in American top flight history.[6][7][8][9][10]
International career
[edit]Born in the United States and of Argentinean heritage, Carrizo is eligible to represent either the United States or Argentina.[11] In January 2022, he was called up to a training camp for the United States U15s.[12] In November 2022, he was called up to a training camp for the Argentina U17s.[13]
Carrizo made his youth international debut in June 2023 with the United States U16s, playing in two friendly matches at the International Dream Cup in Japan.[14] In July 2023, he was called up to the Argentina U15s and played in one friendly.[15] In May 2024, he was called up to the United States U16s for two friendly matches in Buenos Aires, Argentina, notably captaining the United States U16s against the Argentina U16s in a 2–2 draw at the Argentine Football Association National Training Center, where he had previously trained at with Argentina youth national teams.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nueva joya de Argentina: tiene 14 años, ya rompió un récord de la MLS y está en boca de todos". ole.com.ar. December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Quién es Máximo Carrizo, el hijo de argentinos que se convirtió en el jugador más joven en llegar a la MLS". clarin.com. March 2022.
- ^ "Tiene raíces argentinas y apenas 14 años: quién es Máximo Carrizo, el fichaje más joven en la historia de la MLS". infobae.com.
- ^ "La biografía de Máximo Carrizo: historia, edad, padres, posición y cómo juega". bolavip.com.
- ^ "La nueva promesa para la Selección Argentina: 14 años, nació en EEUU pero es "más argentino que la escarapela"". tycsports.com.
- ^ "La historia del hijo de argentinos que se convirtió en el jugador más joven en firmar un contrato profesional en la MLS". lanacion.com.ar. March 3, 2022.
- ^ "Máximo Carrizo, el chico con raíces argentinas que se convirtió en el jugador más joven de la MLS". tn.com.ar. March 2022.
- ^ "Maximo Carrizo: "I've Worked Really Hard For This Moment"".
- ^ "CONOCE A MÁXIMO CARRIZO, EL FICHAJE MÁS JOVEN EN LA HISTORIA DE LA MLS". futboltotal.com.mx. December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Maximo Carrizo's path to becoming youngest player to sign MLS contract". socceramerica.com.
- ^ "NYCFC sign midfielder Maximo Carrizo, 14, as youngest player in MLS history". MLS Soccer. February 28, 2022.
- ^ "UNDER-15 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM KICKS OFF 2022 WITH 36-PLAYER TRAINING CAMP IN CHULA VISTA, CALIF". US Soccer. January 7, 2022.
- ^ "La nueva promesa para la Selección Argentina: tiene 14 años, nació en EEUU pero es "más argentino que la escarapela"". América 24. December 28, 2022.
- ^ "U-16 MYNT SET TO FACE HOST JAPAN, NETHERLANDS AND NIGERIA AT INTERNATIONAL DREAM CUP". US Soccer. May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Máximo Carrizo fue convocado a la Selección Argentina Sub 15". Doble Amarilla. July 21, 2023.
- ^ "U-16 MYNT HEADS TO SOUTH AMERICA FOR MATCHES AGAINST URUGUAY AND ARGENTINA". US Soccer. May 22, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Máximo Carrizo at Soccerway
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- 2008 births
- American people of Argentine descent
- American men's soccer players
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Living people
- MLS Next Pro players
- New York City FC II players
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- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- 21st-century American sportsmen
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