Xavier Biscayzacú
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Biscayzacú Vázquez | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Veracruz, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Defensor Sporting | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ISyD Rincón de Carrasco | |||
| Deportivo Cali | |||
| Club Ombú | |||
| Defensor Sporting | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Defensor Sporting | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Mexico U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2023 | Mexico U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Mexico U20 | 6 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 23 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:12, 23 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Xavier Biscayzacú Vázquez (born 28 March 2005) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Uruguayan Primera División club Defensor Sporting.
Club career
[edit]Biscayzacú is a youth product of ISyD Rincón de Carrasco, Deportivo Cali, Club Ombú and Defensor Sporting. On 13 October 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Defensor Sporting.[1] He made his senior and professional debut with the club in a 2–1 Uruguayan Primera División loss to Rampla Juniors on 18 August 2024.[2]
International career
[edit]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 2022 World Cup. He was part of the Mexico U20 national team that won the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[2]
Personal life
[edit]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 Liga MX at that time.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Mexico U20
References
[edit]- ^ Wolburg, Allan (3 November 2023). "Xavier Biscayzacú, el nuevo chico maravilla que se pelea la Selección Mexicana". Yahoo News (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b Llano, Elihu (21 August 2024). "Xavier Biscayzacú, la joya mexicana que acaba de debutar en la primera división de Uruguay". ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Merlo, César Luis (31 October 2023). "Selección Mexicana Sub-18 convoca a Xavier Biscayzacú y Thiago Gigena". Periódico AM (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Xavier Biscayzacú at Soccerway
- Xavier Biscayzacú at National-Football-Teams.com
- 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