Pizzi (Portuguese footballer)

Pizzi
Pizzi with Benfica in 2019
Personal information
Full name Luis Miguel Afonso Fernandes
Date of birth (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989
Place of birth Bragança, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Estoril
Number 21
Youth career
1999-2000 Mãe d'Água
2000–2007 Bragança
2007–2008 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Bragança 4 (1)
2008–2012 Braga 2 (0)
2008–2009Ribeirão (loan) 25 (1)
2009Covilhã (loan) 14 (4)
2010–2011Paços de Ferreira (loan) 42 (8)
2011–2012Atlético Madrid (loan) 11 (1)
2012–2013 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2012–2013Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 35 (8)
2013–2022 Benfica 234 (64)
2013–2014Espanyol (loan) 28 (3)
2022İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 10 (1)
2022 Al Wahda 12 (1)
2023–2024 Braga 45 (3)
2024–2025 APOEL 23 (4)
2025– Estoril 15 (0)
International career
2008 Portugal U19 4 (1)
2010–2011 Portugal U21 2 (0)
2011 Portugal U23 1 (0)
2012–2019 Portugal 17 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
Men's football
FIFA Confederations Cup
2017 Russia
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2019 Portugal
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 February 2026

Luis Miguel Afonso Fernandes (born 6 October 1989), known as Pizzi (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpizi]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Estoril.

After a successful loan at Paços de Ferreira, he spent three years in Spain with as many teams, totalling 74 games and 12 goals in La Liga. He then spent eight seasons for Benfica, making 360 appearances, scoring 93 goals and winning ten domestic honours including four Primeira Liga titles, three of which consecutively.

Pizzi made his senior international debut for Portugal in 2012 and was part of their squad at the 2017 Confederations Cup and 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, winning the latter tournament.