José Bizama

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.

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
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

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[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huachipato2014–15Chilean Primera División 0020—0020
2015–16 14150—2[lower-alpha 3]0211
2016–17 24120——261
2017 14061——201
2018 27151——322
2019 14210——152
Total 93521220001167
Houston Dynamo2019Major League Soccer 5000—0050
2020 80———80
2021 10———10
Total140000000140
Charlotte Independence (loan)2021USL Championship 90—20—110
Career total 116521220201417
  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. "José Bizama". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. "José Bizama's dream-chasing lands him with the Houston Dynamo". The Bayoucitian. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. "Chile – J. Bizama – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. "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. "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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