Máximo Carrizo

Máximo Augusto Carrizo Ballesteros (born February 28, 2008) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for MLS Next Pro club New York City FC II.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Máximo Carrizo

Personal information
Full name	Máximo Augusto Carrizo Ballesteros
Date of birth	(2008-02-28) February 28, 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth	New York City, New York, United States
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	New York City FC
Number	29
Youth career
	New York City FC
	FC Westchester
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	New York City FC II	17	(0)
International career‡
2023	Argentina U15	1	(0)
2023–	United States U16	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 1, 2024

Career

In 2022, Carrizo signed for Major League Soccer club New York City FC, becoming the youngest player to sign a professional contract in American top flight history.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

International career

Born in the United States and of Argentinean heritage, Carrizo is eligible to represent either the United States or Argentina.^[11] In January 2022, he was called up to a training camp for the United States U15s.^[12] In November 2022, he was called up to a training camp for the Argentina U17s.^[13]

Carrizo made his youth international debut in June 2023 with the United States U16s, playing in two friendly matches at the International Dream Cup in Japan.^[14] In July 2023, he was called up to the Argentina U15s and played in one friendly.^[15] In May 2024, he was called up to the United States U16s for two friendly matches in Buenos Aires, Argentina, notably captaining the United States U16s against the Argentina U16s in a 2–2 draw at the Argentine Football Association National Training Center, where he had previously trained at with Argentina youth national teams.^[16]