Carolina Birizamberri

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Birizamberri and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.

María Carolina Birizamberri Rivero (born 9 July 1995) is a Uruguayan footballer and futsal player^[3] who plays as a forward for Argentine club River Plate^[4] and the Uruguay women's national team.

Carolina Birizamberri

Birizamberri playing for Argentine club River Plate in 2021
Personal information
Full name	María Carolina Birizamberri Rivero
Date of birth	(1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team	River Plate
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Cerro	1	(1)
2009–2012	Bella Vista	39	(72)
2012–2013	Nacional	17	(31)
2014–2015	River Plate Montevideo	18	(53)
2016–	River Plate	171	(146)
2018	River Plate (futsal)
2019	→ CD Parquesol (loan)	12	(5)
2019–	River Plate (futsal)	13[2]	(19[2])
International career‡
2012	Uruguay U17	6	(4)
2014	Uruguay U20	4	(0)
2010–	Uruguay	15	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 April 2024

Club career

Birizamberri is a three-time Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino top scorer.^[5] In 2015, she scored 53 goals in 18 matches for River Plate Montevideo.^[6] After that, she joined River Plate from Argentina.^[7][2]

International career

Birizamberri represented Uruguay at the 2012 South American U-17 Women's Championship, 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2014 South American U-20 Women's Championship. At the senior level, she played three Copa América Femenina editions (2010, 2014 and 2018).

International goals

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 November 2010	Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador	Venezuela	2–3	2–5	2010 South American Women's Football Championship

Honours and achievements

Club

River Plate

• Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino: 2016–17

Individual

• Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino top scorer: 2011 (for Bella Vista), 2013 (for Nacional), 2015 (for River Plate Montevideo)
• Copa Libertadores Femenina top scorer: 2017 (for River Plate)
• Premio Charrúa as the 2012 Best Uruguayan Women's Footballer^[8]