Rodolfo Pizarro

As a result, Guadalajara won their first Double since the 1969–70 season.

Rodolfo Gilbert Pizarro Thomas (born 15 February 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Greek Super League club AEK Athens.

Pizarro started his youth career with Orinegros Ciudad Madero, and joined the Pachuca Youth System in 2011.

Pizarro broke into the senior Pachuca team in 2012, remaining there until he was sold to Guadalajara in 2016, playing for a year and a half, helping the team to claim their twelfth league title after an 11-year drought as well as winning the Clausura 2017 Copa MX and the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League before transferring to Monterrey and helping them win the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League and the Liga MX after a near-decade drought.

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.

He has represented Mexico at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2017, 2019, and 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

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.

In December 2016, Pachuca announced Pizarro was transferred to Guadalajara for a reported $15 million, in a deal that saw Víctor Guzmán go the other way, 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.

In the first leg of the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League Finals against Major League Soccer team Toronto FC, Pizarro scored the first goal of the match within the second minute, in an eventual 2–1 victory, also being named Man of the Match.

As Guadalajara went on to win the finals following a penalty shoot-out victory of 4–2,

Pizarro won the Best Young Player award and was listed on the Best XI of the tournament.

On 4 June 2018, after much media speculation, Guadalajara sporting director Francisco Gabriel de Anda officially announced that Pizarro was being transferred to fellow league club Monterrey, for a reported $16 million, making him the costliest interleague transfer in Liga MX history.

Rejoining former Pachuca manager Diego Alonso, Pizarro would make his debut with Monterrey on 21 July 2018 in a 1–0 victory against his youth club, Pachuca.

On 5 November, he would score his first goal with the team in a 2–0 win over Veracruz.

He was an integral part of the team as he helped Monterrey win the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League Finals title against crosstown rivals Tigres UANL, their fourth title.

This made Pizarro alongside teammate Angel Zaldívar the first players to win the tournament in back–to–back years with two different teams.

Following the end of his first season with Monterrey, he was listed in the Best XI of the Clausura.

Following an impressive campaign with Mexico over the summer, Sky Sport Italia linked Pizarro with A.C. Milan.

On 14 December, following Monterrey's 3–2 quarter-final victory over Al Sadd at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, he was named Man of the Match.

At the end of the month, he would win the Apertura championship against América, with Pizzaro being handed a starting berth in both legs of the final.

In February 2020, he joined Inter Miami before returning to Monterrey for a brief loan stint for 2022.

He has participated for the U-21, the U-23, and the senior levels of Mexico's national team.

On 14 February 2020, Pizarro left Monterrey for Major League Soccer expansion side Inter Miami, following a protracted dispute between the clubs about the activation of his release clause, rejoining head coach Diego Alonso for a third time, his coach at both Pachuca and Monterrey.

The following day, despite not officially being announced as a signing for the club, Pizarro scored the first goal for Miami in a 2–1 preseason friendly loss to Philadelphia Union.

That same day, Monterrey filed a complaint with FIFA against Pizarro and Inter Miami for improper contact between the player and Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham while Pizarro was still under contract with Monterrey.

FIFA's investigation was still on-going when news of the complaint broke on 4 March.

On 17 February, Pizarro's move to Miami was made official, labeled as the club's second Designated Player.

Pizarro played in the team's league debut on 1 March, in a 1–0 loss to Los Angeles FC.

The following week, he scored the team's first league goal in a 1–2 loss against D.C. United.

Toward the end of his first season, he, alongside teammate Lewis Morgan, was nominated for the Landon Donovan MVP Award.

Pizarro was loaned out to his previous club Monterrey for 2022, with an option to make it permanent.

On 14 July 2023, Inter Miami and Pizarro agreed to mutually terminate their contract.

On 17 July 2023, Pizarro signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club AEK Athens with an option to extend his contract for another year.

The move had him rejoin former Guadalajara manager Matías Almeyda and former Guadalajara teammate Orbelín Pineda.