Alan Franco (footballer, born 1998)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Steven Franco Palma | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Jujan, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Talleres (on loan from Atlético Mineiro) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Venecia | ||
| 2011–2014 | Norte América | ||
| 2014–2017 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Independiente del Valle | 62 | (3) |
| 2020– | Atlético Mineiro | 43 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Charlotte FC (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Talleres (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Ecuador U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018– | Ecuador | 23 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 17 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2022 | |||
Alan Steven Franco Palma (born 21 August 1998) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Talleres,[1] on loan from Atlético Mineiro, and the Ecuador national team.[2]
Career
Independiente del Valle
Franco came through the youth setup at Independiente del Valle and made his professional debut as an 18-year-old in 2016. He was a first team regular by 2018 and was one of the standout performers of Independiente del Valle’s winning campaign in the 2019 Copa Sudamericana, in which he and defender Luis Segovia were the only players to start every game.
Atlético Mineiro
On 4 June 2020, Franco moved to Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.[3]
Loan to Charlotte FC
On 21 December 2021, Atlético Mineiro agreed to send Franco to Major League Soccer expansion club Charlotte FC on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.[1] On 27 June 2022, Franco's loan with Charlotte transferred to Argentinian side Talleres de Córdoba.[4]
International career
In August 2018, Franco was called up to the Ecuadorian national team for the first time by manager Hernán Darío Gómez.[5] He made his debut on 12 September 2018, in a friendly against Guatemala.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 June 2022.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2016 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 33 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[a] | 2 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 5 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2020 | Série A | 28 | 3 | — | — | 5[c] | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
| Charlotte FC | 2022 | MLS | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 105 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 134 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
International
- As of 29 January 2022.[8]
| Ecuador | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 November 2019 | Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo, Ecuador |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
- Independiente del Valle
- Atlético Mineiro
References
- ^ a b "Charlotte FC Signs Midfielder Alan Franco On Loan From Atlético Mineiro | Charlotte FC".
- ^ "Ecuador - A. Franco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Quem é Alan Franco, nova contratação do Atlético Mineiro para 2020? | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ "Official: Charlotte FC loan Alan Franco to Talleres in Argentina | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "Ecuagol". m.ecuagol.com.
- ^ "Ecuador vs. Guatemala - 12 September 2018 - Soccerway".
- ^ Alan Franco at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Alan Franco". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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