On 24 September 1900, the 19-year-old Lizarraga was one of the footballers who played in the first match of Sociedad Española, now known as RCD Espanyol, which was held on the Plaza de las Armas.
[4] Three months later, on 23 December, he started in the first-ever Derbi Barceloní in history at the Hotel Casanovas field, which ended in a 0–0 draw.
Together with Ángel Ponz, Joaquim Carril, Julián Mora, Telesforo Álvarez, and club founders Octavi Aballí and Ángel Rodríguez, he represented Espanyol in the very first Spanish club to win an official title, the 1900–01 Copa Macaya, which was the first football competition played on the Iberian Peninsula.
[5] He played in the opening three matches[4] between January and February 1901, including two wins over Franco-Española and Tarragona to help his side to a third-place finish behind FC Barcelona and the winners Hispania AC.
[4] In his only season at Madrid (1904–05),[6] Lizarraga won the Copa del Rey in 1905,[7] starting in the final against Athletic Bilbao, which ended in a 1–0 victory.