German Pezzella

German Alejo Pezzella (Spanish pronunciation: [xeɾˈman aˈlexo peˈsela]; born 27 June 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Betis and the Argentina national team.

Club Career

Early career

Pezzella joined Club Atletico River Plate's youth setup in 2005, aged 14, after representing Club Olimpo.

After impressing with the former's reserves he was called up to the pre-season in Canada, appearing in friendlies against Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Everton.

River Plate

After being an unused substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Club Atletico Huracan on 18 October 2009, Pezzella made his senior debut on 7 December 2011, starting in a 1–0 home win against Defensores de Belgrano for the season's Copa Argentina. His league debut came on 2 March of the following year, where he played the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Quilmes Atletico Club.

Pezzella scored his first professional goal on 2 September 2012, netting the last in a 1–1 draw at Club Atletico Colon.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Херман Песселья (russian)