Nicolás Franco (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Azul, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Martín SJ | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | River Plate | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Freamunde (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Aldosivi (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Nueva Chicago | 21 | (9) |
| 2019 | Oriente Petrolero | 17 | (7) |
| 2020 | Peñarol | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Patronato | 14 | (0) |
| 2022– | San Martín SJ | 12 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:15, 26 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Nicolás Franco (born 29 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for San Martín SJ.[1]
Career
[edit]Franco played for the River Plate youth academy, featuring for the U20 side at the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[1] Franco started his senior career in 2016 with Argentine Primera División side River Plate, he was an unused substitute for a match with Vélez Sarsfield on 30 April.[1][3] On 4 July 2016, Franco joined LigaPro side Freamunde on loan.[1][4] He returned to River Plate six months later without featuring.[1] In July 2017, Aldosivi loaned Franco.[5][6] He made his professional debut on 4 September in a Copa Argentina home loss to Vélez Sarsfield, prior to making a first league appearance against Santamarina on 16 September.[1]
Franco permanently departed River Plate in June 2018 to join Nueva Chicago of Primera B Nacional.[1] He scored nine goals in his sole season with them, notably netting braces against Independiente Rivadavia; once in the regular season and once in the play-offs, which they lost.[1] June 2019 saw Franco head abroad to Bolivian Primera División team Oriente Petrolero.[1] Seven goals occurred during 2019, which included braces over Real Potosí and Bolívar.[1] In March 2020, Franco headed to Uruguay with Peñarol.[7] He made his debut against Montevideo City Torque on 12 September, though was subbed off early due to injury.[8][9]
Franco returned to Argentina with Patronato in January 2021.[1] After a year at Patronato, Franco signed with [[San Martín de San Juan in January 2022.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 30 January 2021.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Freamunde (loan) | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aldosivi (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nueva Chicago | 2018–19 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | |||
| Oriente Petrolero | 2019 | Bolivian Primera División | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | |||
| Peñarol | 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Patronato | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 47 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16 | |||
Honours
[edit]- Aldosivi[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Nicolás Franco profile". Soccerway. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Nicolás Franco". World Football. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Nicolás Franco profile". BDFA. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "River Plate empresta mais um jogador ao Freamunde". O Jogo. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "El azuleño Nicolás Franco jugará una temporada en Aldosivi". Radio Azul. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Nicolás Franco se incorporó a Aldosivi". El Marplatense. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Nicolás Franco, el delantero que pidió Forlán para reforzar a Peñarol". Ovación. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Nicolás Franco, debut y lesión". Tenfield. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "La mala liga de Nicolás Franco: debut y lesión a los 20 minutos". El Observador. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Nicolás Franco firmó con el Santo, mundoascenso.com.ar, 22 January 2022
- ^ "Aldosivi, el campeón de los experimentados". Clarín. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
External links
[edit]- Nicolás Franco at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
- Primera Nacional players
- Bolivian Primera División players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- S.C. Freamunde players
- Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers
- Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
- Oriente Petrolero players
- Peñarol players
- Club Atlético Patronato footballers
- San Martín de San Juan footballers