Isaác Brizuela


Isaác Brizuela Muñoz, also known as El Conejo, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. 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, in the state of Jalisco. It was while playing football there that he was scouted by [Deportivo Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca F.C.|Toluca]. In June 2009, he was promoted to the senior squad following impressive performances with the club's reserve team, Atlético Mexiquense.

Club career

Brizuela made his professional debut with Toluca 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 Atlas for a period of six months. After his time at Atlas, José Cardozo brought him back to Toluca, where he became a regular starter.
In December 2014, Guadalajara reached an agreement with Toluca to sign Brizuela. During his time with the club, he won five titles, including the Clausura 2017 championship and the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League trophy.

International career

In May 2013, Brizuela revealed that he was born in San Jose, California, to Mexican parents even though he had initially reported to the FMF that he was born in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco. Therefore, he was eligible to play for either the United States and Mexico. Mexico head coach José Manuel de la Torre 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.

Honours

Toluca
Guadalajara
Mexico U23
Individual