Emiliano Franco

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Emiliano Franco
Personal information
Full name Emiliano Franco Pola
Date of birth (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Zaragoza, España.[1]
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Newell's Old Boys 2 (0)
2017–2018 Douglas Haig 20 (0)
2018–2019 Defensores de Belgrano 18 (0)
2019 Huracán Las Heras 2 (0)
2020 AD Oliveirense 4 (0)
2020–2021 Ibiza 15 (3)
2021 UE Sant Julià 6 (0)
2022 Tepatitlán F.C. 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:50, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Emiliano Franco Pola (born 21 October 1994) he is a Spanish soccer player with Argentine nationality; professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Tepatitlán F.C. of the Liga de Expansión MX of México.[1]

Career[edit]

Franco started his career with Newell's Old Boys.[1] He made his professional debut with the club during the 2016 Argentine Primera División season, playing the final thirty-two minutes of a 2–0 defeat to Temperley on 15 May 2016.[1] He made one further appearance a week later against Atlético Tucumán.[1] On 27 August 2017, Franco joined Torneo Federal A side Douglas Haig.[1][3] His first appearance arrived on 4 October versus Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1][4] Ahead of the 2018–19 Torneo Federal A, Franco was signed by Defensores de Belgrano.[1] After eighteen appearances, Franco then spent 2019–20 with Huracán Las Heras.[1]

In 2020, Franco switched Argentina for Portugal after agreeing terms with AD Oliveirense.[5] He made his debut in a Campeonato de Portugal defeat to Marítimo B on 9 February, which preceded three further appearances before the season's curtailment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The succeeding September saw Franco move to Spain with Tercera División team Ibiza.[6] He scored his first senior goal on debut against Manacor on 10 January.[7] His next goal arrived on 21 March versus Felanitx.[8]

Personal life[edit]

He is the son of former Argentina international footballer Darío Franco.[9] Franco became stranded in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic, having also not been paid since his arrival.[5] He managed to return to his homeland in May after the Associação de Emergência Humanitária intervened.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 21 March 2021.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newell's Old Boys 2016 Primera División 2 0 0 0 — — 0 0 2 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Douglas Haig 2017–18 Torneo Federal A 20 0 4 0 — — 0 0 24 0
Defensores de Belgrano 2018–19 18 0 2 0 — — 0 0 20 0
Huracán Las Heras 2019–20 2 0 0 0 — — 0 0 2 0
AD Oliveirense 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 4 0 0 0 — — 0 0 4 0
Ibiza 2020–21 Tercera División 8 2 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 8 2
Career total 54 2 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 60 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Emiliano Franco profile". Soccerway. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Emiliano Franco". World Football. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ "El fútbol dice presente". Club Atlético Douglas Haig. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Emiliano Franco profile". BDFA. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Un ex Instituto y el hijo de Darío Franco, varados y sin cobrar en Portugal". Mundo D. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Músculo para la medular del CD Ibiza". Periódico de Ibiza. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. ^ "El Ibiza I. Pitiusas se queda con los tres puntos tras derrotar 1-3 al Manacor". Sport. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Crónica 3ª Div.: CD Ibiza I. Pitiusas 2 – 1 Felanitx". Fútbol Balear. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Darío Franco: Decidí no ser el técnico de Newell's porque mi hijo entrena en el club". Infobae. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Humanitave ajuda jogador contratado pela Oliveirense SAD sem dinheiro a regressar ao país de origem". Cidade Hoje. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

External links[edit]

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