Marcos Pizzelli

Marcos Pizzelli

Marcos Pinheiro Pizzelli (Armenian: Մարկոս Պինեյրո Պիզզելլի, born on 3 October 1984 in Piracicaba, Brazil), is a Brazilian-Armenian football midfielder who plays for Russian Premier League club Kuban Krasnodar.

 

International career

In May 2008, he received Armenian citizenship and became a member of the Armenia national team. He made his first appearance on 28 May 2008 and scored on his debut in a friendly away game against Moldova. On 12 October 2010 he scored his second international goal against Andorra and the 4th goal of the match, which eventually ended 4-0 in favor of Armenia. That victory then went on to secure Armenia's by that time highest ever FIFA World Ranking as 59th.

International goals

 

 
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2008-5-28 Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol, Moldova  Moldova 0-1 2–2 Friendly match
2 2010-10-12 Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Andorra 4–0 4–0 Euro 2012 Q
3 2011-6-4 Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Russia 0-1 3–1 Euro 2012 Q
4 2011-9-2 Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra 0-1 0-3 Euro 2012 Q
5 2011-10-7 Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Macedonia 1-0 [1] 4-1 Euro 2012 Q
6 2012-2-29 Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus  Canada 1-1 1-3 Friendly match
7 2012-2-29 Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus  Canada 1-2 1-3 Friendly match