Rodolfo Pizarro

Pachuca

Pizarro started his youth career with Orinegros Ciudad Madero, and joined the Pachuca Youth System in 2011. Pizarro made his debut with the senior team on 14 September 2012 coming in on as a substitute in the 71st minute in a 3–2 win over Morelia. At the time of his debut, he played as a right-back. On 19 February 2013, during a Copa MX group stage match against Dorados de Sinaloa, he would score his first goal in a 5–2 loss. Pizarro, along with fellow youth system teammates Hirving Lozano and Érick Gutiérrez, proved to be vital in Pachuca's winning of the Clausura 2016 championship.

Guadalajara

In December 2016, Pachuca announced the transfer of Pizarro to Guadalajara in a deal reportedly worth up to $15 million, which also involved Víctor Guzmán permanently joining Pachuca. On 7 January 2017, Pizarro made his debut against Club Universidad Nacional, playing the whole match in which Guadalajara won 2–1. A week later, Pizarro scored his first goal for Guadalajara against Monterrey from a long range shot, the game ended 2–2. In April, Guadalajara won the Clausura Copa MX final against Morelia. The following month, Pizarro would prove to be vital during the Clausura championship, managing to score in the first leg of the final against Tigres UANL as Guadalajara would go on to win the title, finishing an eleven-year-long drought of league titles. As a result, Guadalajara won their first Double since the 1969–70 season. In the first leg of the 2018…

Youth

Pizarro was included by Raúl Gutiérrez to participate in the 2014 Toulon Tournament. Mexico would fail to qualify to the next round after placing third in the group stage. On 18 September 2015, Rodolfo Pizarro was selected by coach Raúl Gutiérrez to play in the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. Mexico went on to win the tournament and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics as Pizarro was named to the tournament's Best XI. On 7 July 2016, Pizarro was named in Mexico's 18-man squad that would participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In Mexico's first group stage match against Germany, he scored Mexico's second goal to make the game 2–1 but was eventually tied 2–2. In Mexico's second group stage match against Fiji, Pizarro along with teammate Oribe Peralta, would pick up injuries. They were subsequently replaced by Carlos Fierro and Raúl López Gómez.

Senior

On 29 January 2014, Pizarro made his senior national team debut in a friendly game against South Korea, playing all 90 minutes. On 10 February 2016, Pizarro scored his first goal for Mexico in the 87th minute of the friendly match against Senegal, with the match finishing 2–0. On 28 June 2017, Pizarro was called up to participate in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In the quarter-final match against Honduras, he scored the only goal of the match at the 4th minute, winning 1–0. Pizarro was controversially left out of the 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. With…

Pizarro is a player with vast experience playing in various positions. He started off in Pachuca as a right-back, and eventually shifted into a highly versatile and multifaceted midfielder, playing as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder, and eventually settling as winger and attacking midfielder. During his time at Guadalajara, manager Matías Almeyda opted at times to use him as a "goal poacher." He has been described as "A classy operator of the ball, Pizarro can pick a pass, unlock tightest of defenses and has the guile to operate as a number 10. The Mexican star can spark creativity from midfield and add [fluency in the] build-up play in the final third. He is tenacious and hard-working, whilst also possessing the ball retention skills and the intelligence to get into promising goalscoring positions. Not only that, but the Tampico-born star also has a hammer of a right foot that is capable of delivering rockets from long distances. He has the ability to hold the ball in tightest of situations and his wonderful technique allows him to run comfortably with it." Various outlets have described him as a difference maker in critical moments. He also plays as an inverted winger, having the tendency to move to the inside of the pitch as the full-backs move upward so he can thrive.

Club

As of match played 18 March 2026

International

As of 11 June 2022

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pizarro goal.