Noelia Beatriz Artigas Pizzo (born June 4, 1989, in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan handball player who currently plays for Scuola Italiana di Montevideo in Uruguay.
Video summary of the best saves from the 2024/2025 season.
Career
Noelia Artigas is a handball goalkeeper who has represented Uruguay on numerous occasions.
She was part of the Uruguay women's national handball team that competed in the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship, where Uruguay made history by winning its first-ever match at a World Championship and achieving its best overall ranking in the tournament's history.Son unas mujercitas Un golpe a la historiaLa historia les hace un lugar
She also took part in Handball at the 2010 South American Games, where Uruguay won the bronze medal.Los celestes tuvieron su día más bronceado de los Odesur
In 2018, she traveled to China with the Uruguay women's national handball team as part of a sports cooperation agreement between Uruguay and China. The team spent a month in Nanning for high-performance training and friendly matches, under the guidance of Chinese coaches. The program was part of Uruguay’s preparation for the Juegos Suramericanos, Cochabamba, 2018.Selección uruguaya femenina está en China donde entrenará por un mes
Between 2006 and 2012, she was a member of the Uruguay women's national beach handball team. During this period, she proudly represented the national team, participating in three World Championships: Río 2006, Cádiz 2008, and Omán 2012. Notably, she competed in the 2012 Beach Handball World Championships, where Uruguay finished in sixth place—its best placement to date in the competition.Fue una gran campaña del seleccionado femenino
During her career in Uruguay, Artigas played for the Federación Uruguaya de Handball winning six consecutive national championships with her club Scuola Italiana di Montevideo between 2018 and 2023. Sources areLa dinastía de Scuola Italiana, llegó su anhelado quinquenioScuola Italiana desafía sus propios límites y es campeón federal femenino por sexto año consecutivo
These titles earned her club a place in the last five editions of the South and Central American Women's Club Handball Championship: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
She was also nominated for the Charrúa Awards during the 2018–2019 season.Repasa-la-lista-de-los-mejores-de-cada-deporte
In August 2024, Artigas signed her first professional contract, joining Ariosto Pallamano in Italy for the 2024–2025 season.Noelia Artigas Pizzo e il nuovo portiere uruguaiano dell Ariosto
In 2025, she competed in the Coppa Italia with Ariosto Pallamano and was nominated as the MVP in the quarter-final match against Salerno.Ariosto cede nel finale a Salerno con il punteggio di 21-23Coppa Italia 2025 MVP Nomination
Clubs 2025 Scuola Italiana Di Montevideo, Uruguay 2024-2025 Ariosto Pallamano, Italy 2013-2024 Scuola Italiana Di Montevideo, Uruguay 2010-2012 Hebraica Macabi, Uruguay 2008-2010 Club Náutico; Uruguay 2002-2008 Club Unión Santa Rosa Shangrilá, Uruguay
International competitions
Uruguay women's national handball team 2021: Campeonato Sudamericano y Centroamericano de Balonmano Femenino, Asunción, 2021 2018: Juegos Suramericanos, Cochabamba, 2018 2017: Campeonato Panamericano de Balonmano Femenino, Bs As, 2017 2011: Juegos Panamericanos, Guadalajara, 2011 2011: 2011 World Women's Handball Championship 2011: Campeonato Panamericano de Balonmano Femenino, San Pablo, 2011 2010: Juegos Suramericanos, Medellín, 2010
Uruguay women's national beach handball team 2012: 2012 Beach Handball World Championships 2012: Campeonato Panamericano de Balonmano Playa, Montevideo, 2012 2009: Primeros Juegos Suramericanos de Playa, Uruguay, 2009 2008: 2008 Beach Handball World Championships 2008: Campeonato Panamericano de Balonmano Playa, Montevideo, 2008 2006: 2006 Beach Handball World Championships
Scuola Italiana Di Montevideo
2025: South and Central American Women's Club Handball Championship 2024: 2024 South and Central American Women's Club Handball Championship 2023: 2023 South and Central American Women's Club Handball Championship 2022: 2022 South and Central American Women's Club Handball Championship 2019: 2019 South and Central American Women's Club Handball Championship
References
- https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/multideportivo/la-celeste-va-al-mundial-en-las-arenas-de-cadiz
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q57PcaknMMA
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