Alan Franco

Alan Javier Franco (born 11 October 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a central defender for Independiente.

Not to be confused with Alan Franco (footballer, born 1998).
Alan Franco
Personal information
Full name Alan Javier Franco
Date of birth (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Independiente
Number 2
Youth career
2011–2014 San Telmo
2015–2016 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Independiente 67 (0)
National team
2018– Argentina 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2020

Club career

Born in Avellaneda, Franco joined Independiente in January 2015, from San Telmo.[1] On 20 December 2016, he signed his first professional contract with the club, agreeing to a deal until 2020, and was promoted to the main squad shortly after.[2]

Franco made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 18 March 2017, starting in a 0–0 home draw against San Martín de San Juan.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 12 July, netting the first in a 4–2 Copa Sudamericana home defeat of Deportes Iquique.[4]

Franco became a starter under Ariel Holan during the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, featuring in both legs of the Final against Flamengo.[5]

International career

Franco made his international debut for Argentina on September 8, 2018 in a 3-0 international friendly against the Guatemala national football team.[6]

Honours
Independiente

References
  1. "Inicio para la Reserva" [Start for the reserve team] (in Spanish). La Voz del Diablo. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. "Alan Franco firmó su primer contrato" [Alan Franco signed his first contract] (in Spanish). De la Cuña al Infierno. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. "Independiente tuvo un tiempo malo y otro bueno en el 0–0 con San Martín" [Independiente had a bad and a good half in the 0–0 with San Martín] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. "Independiente derrotó a Iquique en la Copa Sudamericana" [Independiente defeated Iquique in the Copa Sudamericana] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. "Independiente win Copa Sudamericana after draw in Rio". Reuters]. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/08/world/friendlies/argentina/guatemala/2805437/
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