# Rodolfo Pizarro
**Rodolfo Pizarro** (full name Rodolfo Gilbert Pizarro Thomas, born 1994 in Tampico, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for CF Pachuca in [Liga MX](https://www.edgepedia.org/liga-mx). He is a three-time Liga MX champion with three different clubs, a two-time winner of the Concacaf Champions League, and a member of Mexico's 2019 Gold Cup-winning squad.[1](https://www.rayados.com/es/noticias/16485/bienvenido-de-nuevo-rodolfo-pizarro) • [2](https://es.intermiamicf.com/noticias/inter-miami-cf-ficha-al-mediocampista-internacional-mexicano-rodolfo-pizarro-com)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / born | Rodolfo Gilbert Pizarro Thomas, 1994, Tampico, Tamaulipas; 1.75 m, right-footed attacking midfielder[1](https://www.rayados.com/es/noticias/16485/bienvenido-de-nuevo-rodolfo-pizarro) • [3](https://www.fotmob.com/es/players/390785/rodolfo-pizarro) |
| Club honors | Liga MX: Clausura 2016 (Pachuca), Clausura 2017 (Chivas), Apertura 2019 (Monterrey); Concacaf Champions League 2018 (Chivas) and 2019 (Monterrey); Copa MX Clausura 2017[2](https://es.intermiamicf.com/noticias/inter-miami-cf-ficha-al-mediocampista-internacional-mexicano-rodolfo-pizarro-com) • [4](https://as.com/us/us/2020/02/17/futbol/1581970694_213989.html) |
| International | 25 caps and 5 goals for Mexico at the time of his 2020 Miami move; 2019 Gold Cup winner; 2016 Olympic squad member[2](https://es.intermiamicf.com/noticias/inter-miami-cf-ficha-al-mediocampista-internacional-mexicano-rodolfo-pizarro-com) • [5](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/135144) |
| Record transfers | Reported $15 million from Pachuca to Chivas (December 2016); reported $16 million from Chivas to Monterrey (mid-2018), then a record for a transfer between Liga MX clubs[6](https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/who-rodolfo-pizarro-what-know-about-inter-miamis-blockbuster-signing) |
| Inter Miami | First franchise player signing of the debut 2020 season; scored the club's first-ever goal on 7 March 2020; 58 appearances, 7 goals, 13 assists before a mutual contract termination[7](https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-and-rodolfo-pizarro-agree-to-mutually-terminate-contract) |
| Career totals | 429 club appearances, 42 goals, and 29 assists across 8 clubs[8](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/rodolfo-gilbert-pizarro-thomas-2883) |
| Current club | Returned to Pachuca as the club's first signing for the Apertura 2026 tournament[9](https://tuzos.com.mx/conoce-al-primer-refuerzo-tuzo-para-el-ap-2026/) |
## Pachuca and rise in Liga MX
Pizarro was formed in Pachuca's academy and debuted for the first team in 2012 at age 18.[2](https://es.intermiamicf.com/noticias/inter-miami-cf-ficha-al-mediocampista-internacional-mexicano-rodolfo-pizarro-com) He came through alongside a generation that included [Hirving Lozano](https://www.edgepedia.org/hirving-lozano) and Erick Gutiérrez, and the group won Pachuca's first league title in almost a decade at the Clausura 2016.[6](https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/who-rodolfo-pizarro-what-know-about-inter-miamis-blockbuster-signing) Across his Pachuca years he was used in multiple positions, starting as a right back before rotating through central and wide midfield roles, and he registered 9 goals and 13 assists in 144 appearances in all competitions.[2](https://es.intermiamicf.com/noticias/inter-miami-cf-ficha-al-mediocampista-internacional-mexicano-rodolfo-pizarro-com)
## Chivas and Monterrey: the peak years
In December 2016 Pizarro moved to [C.D. Guadalajara](https://www.edgepedia.org/c-d-guadalajara) for a reported $15 million transfer fee. His two seasons with Chivas were his most productive: 15 goals and 10 assists in 58 appearances, the Clausura 2017 league title, the Copa MX Clausura 2017, and the 2018 Concacaf Champions League, in which Chivas beat [Toronto FC](https://www.edgepedia.org/toronto-fc) on penalties and Pizarro was named the tournament's Best Young Player and placed in its Best XI.[6](https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/who-rodolfo-pizarro-what-know-about-inter-miamis-blockbuster-signing)
Monterrey signed him in mid-2018 for a reported $16 million, at the time a record for a transfer between Liga MX clubs. In his first spell there he played 64 matches in all competitions, scoring 9 goals, and won both the 2019 Concacaf Champions League and the Apertura 2019 title under coach [Diego Alonso](https://www.edgepedia.org/diego-alonso), who had also coached him at Pachuca. The continental title took [Monterrey](https://www.edgepedia.org/monterrey) to the 2019 [FIFA Club World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-club-world-cup) in Qatar, where the team finished third and Pizarro played in three matches.[2](https://es.intermiamicf.com/noticias/inter-miami-cf-ficha-al-mediocampista-internacional-mexicano-rodolfo-pizarro-com) • [1](https://www.rayados.com/es/noticias/16485/bienvenido-de-nuevo-rodolfo-pizarro)
## Inter Miami
[Inter Miami CF](https://www.edgepedia.org/inter-miami-cf) acquired Pizarro from Monterrey in February 2020 ahead of the expansion club's debut MLS season, signing him as a franchise player and giving him the number 10 shirt.[7](https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-and-rodolfo-pizarro-agree-to-mutually-terminate-contract) • [10](https://as.com/us/us/2020/02/19/futbol/1582137181_449668.html) He started the club's debut match against [Los Angeles FC](https://www.edgepedia.org/los-angeles-fc) on 1 March 2020 and scored the first goal in club history against [D.C. United](https://www.edgepedia.org/d-c-united) on 7 March 2020.[7](https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-and-rodolfo-pizarro-agree-to-mutually-terminate-contract) Coach Phil Neville, appointed for the 2021 season, described him as a player capable of winning matches and made him a central part of the attack.[11](https://as.com/us/us/2021/03/09/futbol/1615266693_469852.html)
His Miami spell included a loan return to Monterrey for the 2021-22 season. In total he made 58 appearances for Inter Miami, 48 of them starts, with 7 goals and 13 assists, and the club and player agreed to a mutual termination of his contract after [Lionel Messi](https://www.edgepedia.org/lionel-messi)'s arrival reshaped the roster.[7](https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-and-rodolfo-pizarro-agree-to-mutually-terminate-contract) • [12](https://meridiano.mx/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DEPORTES-11.pdf)
## Later career: AEK Athens, Mazatlán, Juárez, and return to Pachuca
After leaving Miami, Pizarro had a short spell with AEK Athens in Greece in the 2023-24 season, appearing in 4 matches, and then joined Mazatlán FC, where he made 23 appearances without scoring across the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons.[13](https://mexico.as.com/resultados/ficha/deportista/rodolfo_pizarro/30839/)
With [FC Juárez](https://www.edgepedia.org/fc-juarez) he recovered form: the club announced in February 2026 that he had agreed a contract extension through December 2027, by which point he had played 28 matches for the Bravos with 4 goals and one assist, and he was part of the squad that reached the Liguilla, the postseason playoffs, for the first time in the Apertura 2025.[14](https://fcjuarez.com/rodolfo-pizarro-extiende-contrato-con-fc-juarez/) In mid-2026, Pachuca announced his return as the club's first reinforcement for the Apertura 2026, bringing him back to the academy club with which he had debuted and won his first championship.[9](https://tuzos.com.mx/conoce-al-primer-refuerzo-tuzo-para-el-ap-2026/)
## Mexico national team
Pizarro debuted for Mexico's senior side at 19 in January 2014 and had earned 25 caps with 5 goals by the time he joined Inter Miami, including 10 matches in 2019 alone.[2](https://es.intermiamicf.com/noticias/inter-miami-cf-ficha-al-mediocampista-internacional-mexicano-rodolfo-pizarro-com) He was a member of the Mexico under-23 squad at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[5](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/135144) His most significant international contribution came at the 2019 Gold Cup, where he played 366 minutes and started the final as Mexico beat the United States to win the tournament.[2](https://es.intermiamicf.com/noticias/inter-miami-cf-ficha-al-mediocampista-internacional-mexicano-rodolfo-pizarro-com) • [6](https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/who-rodolfo-pizarro-what-know-about-inter-miamis-blockbuster-signing)
## Playing style
Pizarro is a creative attacking midfielder whose defining trait is playmaking: accurate short passing that links with teammates in the final third, combined with dribbling that makes him a threat in one-on-one situations.[6](https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/who-rodolfo-pizarro-what-know-about-inter-miamis-blockbuster-signing) His positional history is unusually broad for an attacking player; he began at Pachuca as a right back, moved through central and wide midfield roles, and has been deployed on the wings when needed.[2](https://es.intermiamicf.com/noticias/inter-miami-cf-ficha-al-mediocampista-internacional-mexicano-rodolfo-pizarro-com)
## References
1. [¡Bienvenido de nuevo, Rodolfo Pizarro! – Club de Futbol Monterrey](https://www.rayados.com/es/noticias/16485/bienvenido-de-nuevo-rodolfo-pizarro)
2. [Inter Miami CF ficha al mediocampista internacional mexicano Rodolfo Pizarro como Jugador Franquicia – Inter Miami CF](https://es.intermiamicf.com/noticias/inter-miami-cf-ficha-al-mediocampista-internacional-mexicano-rodolfo-pizarro-com)
3. [Rodolfo Pizarro – stats, career and market value, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/es/players/390785/rodolfo-pizarro)
4. [Oficial: Inter Miami presenta a Pizarro como Jugador Franquicia – AS USA](https://as.com/us/us/2020/02/17/futbol/1581970694_213989.html)
5. [Olympedia – Rodolfo Pizarro](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/135144)
6. [Who is Rodolfo Pizarro? What to know about Inter Miami's blockbuster signing – MLSSoccer.com](https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/who-rodolfo-pizarro-what-know-about-inter-miamis-blockbuster-signing)
7. [Inter Miami CF and Rodolfo Pizarro Agree to Mutually Terminate Contract – Inter Miami CF](https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-and-rodolfo-pizarro-agree-to-mutually-terminate-contract)
8. [Rodolfo Pizarro – Stats, Rating & Scouting Report, Field Insider](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/rodolfo-gilbert-pizarro-thomas-2883)
9. [¡Conoce al primer refuerzo tuzo para el AP-2026! – Pachuca FC](https://tuzos.com.mx/conoce-al-primer-refuerzo-tuzo-para-el-ap-2026/)
10. [Rodolfo Pizarro jugará con el dorsal '10' en Inter Miami – AS USA](https://as.com/us/us/2020/02/19/futbol/1582137181_449668.html)
11. [Neville: "Rodolfo Pizarro es un jugador capaz de ganar partidos" – AS USA](https://as.com/us/us/2021/03/09/futbol/1615266693_469852.html)
12. [Rodolfo Pizarro es nuevo fichaje de Mazatlán – Meridiano](https://meridiano.mx/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DEPORTES-11.pdf)
13. [Rodolfo Pizarro: estadísticas, trayectoria y palmarés – AS México](https://mexico.as.com/resultados/ficha/deportista/rodolfo_pizarro/30839/)
14. [Rodolfo Pizarro extiende contrato con FC Juárez – FC Juárez](https://fcjuarez.com/rodolfo-pizarro-extiende-contrato-con-fc-juarez/)
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