María Carolina Birizamberri Rivero (born 9 July 1995) is a Uruguayan footballer and futsal player[3] who plays as a forward for Argentine club River Plate[4] and the Uruguay women's national team.

Carolina Birizamberri
Birizamberri playing for Argentine club River Plate in 2021
Personal information
Full name María Carolina Birizamberri Rivero
Date of birth (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
River Plate
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Cerro 1 (1)
2009–2012 Bella Vista 39 (72)
2012–2013 Nacional 17 (31)
2014–2015 River Plate Montevideo 18 (53)
2016– River Plate 171 (146)
2018 River Plate (futsal)
2019 → CD Parquesol (loan) 12 (5)
2019–present River Plate (futsal) 13[2] (19[2])
International career
2012 Uruguay U17 6 (4)
2014 Uruguay U20 4 (0)
2010– Uruguay 15 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2024

Club career

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Birizamberri is a three-time Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino top scorer.[5] In 2015, she scored 53 goals in 18 matches for River Plate Montevideo.[6] After that, she joined River Plate from Argentina.[7][2]

International career

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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 the senior level, she played three Copa América Femenina editions (2010, 2014 and 2018).

International goals

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Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
11 November 2010 Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador   Venezuela
2–3
2–5
2010 South American Women's Football Championship

Honours and achievements

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Club

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River Plate

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Selección Nacional Femenina Sub-20" (in Spanish). AUF. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Carolina Birizamberri (River Plate) - Perfil del jugador - FlashScore.com.ar". www.flashscore.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ @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.
  4. ^ J.I. Fernández (17 October 2018). "El estandarte regional" (in Spanish). Diario de Valladolid. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Femenino | 20 años de fútbol" (in Spanish). AUF. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Reconocieron a la máxima goleadora de un Campeonato Uruguayo en la historia" (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  7. ^ "La uruguaya Carolina Birizamberri goleadora del fútbol argentino" (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  8. ^ "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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