Carolina Birizamberri

María Carolina Birizamberri Rivero (born 9 July 1995) is a Uruguayan footballer and futsal player[2] who plays as a forward for Argentine club River Plate[3] and the Uruguay women's national team.

Carolina Birizamberri
Personal information
Full name María Carolina Birizamberri Rivero
Date of birth (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Cerro
2009–2012 Bella Vista (51)
2012–2013 Nacional (31+)
2014–2015 River Plate Montevideo 18+ (53+)
2016– River Plate (14+)
2018 River Plate (futsal)
2019 → CD Parquesol (loan) 12 (5)
National team‡
2012 Uruguay U17 6+ (4)
2014 Uruguay U20 4 (0)
2010– Uruguay 7+ (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2018
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Birizamberri and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.

Club career

Birizamberri is a three-time Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino top scorer.[4] in 2015, she scored 53 goales in 18 matches for River Plate Montevideo.[5] After that, she joined River Plate from Argentina.[6]

International career

Birizamberri represented Uruguay at the 2012 South American U-17 Women's Championship, 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2014 South American U-20 Women's Championship. At senior level, she played three Copa América Femenina editions (2010, 2014 and 2018)

International goals

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
11 November 2010Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador Venezuela
2–3
2–5
2010 South American Women's Football Championship

Honours and achievements

Club
River Plate

Individual

References
  1. "Selección Nacional Femenina Sub-20" (in Spanish). AUF. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. @carpfutsal (20 May 2018). "Las goleadoras de River: Carolina Birizamberri x4, Andrea Lopez Lajterman x2, Noelia Bellavich, Noelia Sosa x2, Alejandra Montero x2, Luna Ruiz, Luciana Sanchez, Tamara Arario x2 y Micaela Rolon e/c. En Moron, las goleadoras fueron Romina Roldan, Ruth Ruge y Arario e/c" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2019 – via Twitter.
  3. J.I. Fernández (17 October 2018). "El estandarte regional" (in Spanish). Diario de Valladolid. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. "Femenino | 20 años de fútbol" (in Spanish). AUF. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. "Reconocieron a la máxima goleadora de un Campeonato Uruguayo en la historia" (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  6. "La uruguaya Carolina Birizamberri goleadora del fútbol argentino" (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  7. "Mejor jugadora de la temporada: ¡Carolina Birizamberri ganó el Premio Charrúa!" (in Spanish). Club Nacional de Football. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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