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José Bizama
Bizama with Huachipato in 2018.
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Bizama Venegas [1]
Date of birth (1994-06-25) 25 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Curanilahue, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Palestino
Number 16
Youth career
Huachipato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2014–2019 Huachipato 93 (5)
2019–2021 Houston Dynamo 14 (0)
2021 → Charlotte Independence (loan) 9 (0)
2022– Palestino 27 (1)
International career
2018– Chile 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2022

José Carlos Bizama Venegas (born 25 June 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Palestino and the Chile national team.

Club career

Huachipato

Born in Curanilahue, Bizama began his career with Chilean Primera División club Huachipato; joining Los Acereros when he was 16. [2] He made his professional debut on 22 May 2014, coming on as a sub in a 5–4 win over Deportes Concepción in a Copa Chile match. [3] [4] Bizama made his Primera División debut on 8 August 2014 in a 2–1 against Deportes Iquique. [3] He made his first appearance in an international competition on 12 August 2015 when he got the start in a 2–0 defeat to Club Olimpia in the Copa Sudamericana. Bizama scored his first professional goal on 16 January 2016 in a 3–0 win over C.D. Universidad de Concepción. [4]

Houston Dynamo

On 11 July 2019, Bizama signed with Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo. [5] However, Bizama wasn't officially added to the roster or allowed to train with the team until 2 August due to issues obtaining a visa. [2] He made his Dynamo debut on 11 August, getting the start in a 2–1 defeat to the Philadelphia Union. [6] Bizama would go on to make 5 appearances, 4 of them starts, in his first season with Houston. [7]

On 28 February 2020, Bizama suffered a broken leg in practice the day before the Dynamo season opener. He underwent surgery on 2 March. [8] He made his first appearance of the season on 9 September, playing the full match in a 1–1 draw at the Colorado Rapids. Bizama would go on to appear in 8 games in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic as Houston finished bottom of the Western Conference, missing out on the playoffs again. [9]

On 15 May, Bizama made his first appearance of the 2021 season, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 loss to the Rapids. That would be his only appearance of the season for the Dynamo. [10]

On 5 August 2021, Bizama joined USL Championship side Charlotte Independence on loan for the remainder of the season. [11] He made his Independence debut on 8 September, playing 90 minutes in a 5–0 win over Loudoun United. [10] Bizama made 9 regular season appearances for the Independence, helping Charlotte finish 2nd in the Atlantic Division and qualify for the playoffs. [10] [12] He came off the bench in both of Charlotte's playoff games as they reached the conference semifinals, where they lost 1–0 to Louisville City. [10]

Following the 2021 season, Bizama's contract option was declined by Houston. [13] In January 2022 he signed for Palestino. [14]

International career

On 17 May 2018, Bizama was called up by Reinaldo Rueda to the Chile national team for 3 friendlies. [15] Bizama would make his debut on 31 May, coming on as a sub in a 3–2 loss to Romania. He would also make 2 more appearances 4 and 8 June, coming on as a sub against Serbia and Poland, respectively. [16] On 28 August 2019, Bizama was called back into the national squad by Rueda for two friendlies. [17] He would come on as a sub in a 2–1 loss to Honduras to earn his 4th cap for La Roja. [3]

Playing style

He is nicknamed "La Flecha" ("The Arrow") due to his speed. [2]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 7 December 2021 [18] [19] [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup [a] League Cup [b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huachipato 2014–15 Chilean Primera División 0 0 2 0 — 0 0 2 0
2015–16 14 1 5 0 — 2 [c] 0 21 1
2016–17 24 1 2 0 — — 26 1
2017 14 0 6 1 — — 20 1
2018 27 1 5 1 — — 32 2
2019 14 2 1 0 — — 15 2
Total 93 5 21 2 2 0 0 0 116 7
Houston Dynamo 2019 Major League Soccer 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
2020 8 0 — — — 8 0
2021 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Charlotte Independence (loan) 2021 USL Championship 9 0 — 2 0 — 11 0
Career total 116 5 21 2 2 0 2 0 141 7
  1. ^ Includes Copa Chile and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs and USL Championship playoffs
  3. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International statistics

As of 11 November 2020 [1]
National Team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2018 3 0
2019 1 0
Total 4 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "José Bizama". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "José Bizama's dream-chasing lands him with the Houston Dynamo". The Bayoucitian. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Chile – J. Bizama – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "José Bizama celebró su partido 50 por Huachipato con gol ante Valdivia – Octava Pasión". www.octavapasion.cl (in European Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Houston Dynamo sign Chilean defender Jose Bizama | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  6. ^ "RECAP: Dynamo fall 2-1 at Philadelphia Union". Houston Dynamo. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  7. ^ "José Bizama 2019 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Houston Dynamo defender Jose Bizama undergoes successful surgery". Houston Dynamo. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. ^ "José Bizama 2020 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d "José Bizama 2021 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  11. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (5 August 2021). "Independence Acquire José Bizama on Loan from Dynamo". USL Championship.
  12. ^ "USL Championship Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC exercise 2022 contract options on seven players". Houston Dynamo FC. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  14. ^ "De vuelta a Chile: Palestino anunció el fichaje de José Bizama » Prensafútbol". 10 January 2022.
  15. ^ "La nómina de proyección de Reinaldo Rueda para amistosos de la Selección Chilena". 24Horas.cl (in Spanish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Partidos de la Roja: José Bizama". Partidos de la Roja. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Nómina de la Selección Chilena para amistosos contra Argentina y Honduras". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Jose Bizama". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  19. ^ "J. Bizama". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  20. ^ "José Bizama Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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