Maher Carrizo
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| Full name | Maher Mauricio Carrizo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2015 | Central Córdoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2024 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Vélez Sarsfield | 35 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Ajax | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Argentina U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Argentina U20 | 18 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Maher Mauricio Carrizo (born 19 February 2006) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax.
Early life
Carrizo was born in Santiago del Estero. He began his footballing development at the age of five in a local football school in his hometown of Colonia Dora. He subsequently spent time in the youth system of Central Córdoba.[2]
Club career
Vélez Sarsfield
In 2015, Carrizo joined the youth academy of Vélez Sarsfield. He progressed through the youth ranks, notably finishing as the top scorer of the youth divisions in 2023 with 26 goals.[3]
Carrizo made his unofficial debut for the first team on 17 January 2024 against Belgrano in the Serie Río de La Plata friendly tournament.[4] He made his official professional debut later that year. On 6 August 2024, he scored his first professional goal during a Copa Argentina match.[5] Carrizo was part of the squad that secured the 2024 Argentine Primera División title, Vélez's first league championship since 2013.[6]
Ajax
On 3 February 2026, Ajax announced the signing of Carrizo on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[7] He was assigned the number 7 shirt.
International career
In November 2023, Carrizo was called up to the Argentina U17 squad by manager Diego Placente for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[8]
He progressed to the Argentina U20 team in August 2024 under Javier Mascherano.[9] In 2025, he represented Argentina at the 2025 South American U-20 Championship in Venezuela,[10] where the team finished as runners-up. Later that year, he was a key member of the squad that reached the final of the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.
Career statistics
- As of 7 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2024 | Primera División | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2025 | Primera División | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2026 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
| Ajax | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, KNVB Cup
- ^ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa Internacional
Honours
Vélez Sarsfield
Argentina U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2025
- South American U-20 Championship runner-up: 2025
References
- ^ "El goleador que va para adelante / Vélez Sarsfield". C. A. Vélez Sarsfield (in Spanish). 18 April 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Brunatti, Red (17 August 2023). "Entrevista con Maher Carrizo". Medium (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Olé, Diario Deportivo (21 September 2023). "Vélez podría perder a una de sus figuras en la Copa de la Liga". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Vélez vs. Belgrano, por la Serie Río de la Plata 2024: el resumen, los goles y las mejores jugadas". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Olé, Diario Deportivo (8 August 2024). "El pibe de Vélez que debutó, hizo un gol y sueña con comprarle una casa a su mamá". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ a b O'Sullivan, Joseph. "Vélez Sarsfield Win First League Trophy Since 2013". Forbes. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Maher Carrizo to Ajax". AFC Ajax. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "Selección argentina: uno por uno, todos los jugadores convocados del Mundial Sub 17". La Nación (in Spanish). 11 November 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Mascherano dio la lista del Sub 20 para los amistosos en Paraguay". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Sub 20: lista de convocados por Diego Placente para el Sudamericano". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "¡Vélez ganó la Supercopa Internacional!" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 8 July 2025.
External links
- Maher Carrizo at WorldFootball.net