Franco Pérez
Personal information
Full name Franco Nicolás Pérez
Date of birth (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996
Place of birth Laboulaye, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Atlético Pantoja
Number 9
Youth career
Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Newell's Old Boys 0 (0)
2016–2018Morelia (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018Morelia Premier (loan) 30 (9)
2018–2019Deportivo Madryn (loan) 17 (2)
2019–2021 Estudiantes RC 3 (0)
2020Indep. Rivadavia (loan) 3 (0)
2021FC Tucson (loan) 9 (0)
2022 Sarmiento Resistencia 21 (2)
2023– Atlético Pantoja 13 (1)
International career
2013 Argentina U17 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:45, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

Franco Nicolás Pérez (born 1 January 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Dominicana club Atlético Pantoja.[1]

Club career

Pérez began in Newell's Old Boys' youth, before appearing for the first-team in September 2015 for a victory away to Estudiantes (LP).[1][2] On 31 August 2016, Liga MX side Morelia loaned Pérez.[1][3] He made his professional debut with the club on 9 August 2017 during a Copa MX group stage meeting with Necaxa, he was substituted on for Jorge Zárate with twenty-seven minutes remaining and subsequently scored Morelia's goal in a 1–1 draw.[1][4] He mainly featured for the club's reserve team, Morelia Premier, in Liga Premier; scoring nine in thirty appearances; including a brace over Alacranes de Durango.[3][5]

Pérez returned to Newell's Old Boys in 2018, prior to joining Deportivo Madryn on loan in August.[1][6] He scored goals against Alvarado and Chaco For Ever whilst with the club.[1] July 2019 saw Pérez leave Newell's permanently, as he penned terms with Primera Nacional's Estudiantes.[1] Six months later, after just three appearances, Pérez moved across the division to Independiente Rivadavia on loan.[7] Three games occurred.[1] He departed during 2020, before heading to the United States on 11 March 2021 to join USL League One side FC Tucson.[1][7]

In February 2023, Pérez joined Liga Dominicana club Atlético Pantoja.[8]

International career

Pérez represented Argentina's U17s in 2013.[1] He appeared at both the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship and 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1] Pérez scored two goals at the former in Argentina, netting against Peru and Colombia as Argentina went on to win the title.[1][9][10] He featured twice at the U17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, versus Canada and Mexico respectively.[1]

Career statistics

As of 12 March 2021.[1][5]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newell's Old Boys 2015 Primera División 00000000
2016 00000000
2016–17 00000000
2017–18 0000000000
2018–19 0000000000
Total 000000000000
Morelia (loan) 2016–17 Liga MX 00000000
2017–18 00210021
Total 00210021
Morelia Premier (loan) 2017–18 Liga Premier 30900309
Deportivo Madryn (loan) 2018–19 Torneo Federal A 1723000202
Estudiantes 2019–20 Primera Nacional 30000030
2020 00000000
2021 00000000
Total 30000030
Independiente Rivadavia (loan) 2019–20 Primera Nacional 30000030
FC Tucson (loan) 2021 USL League One 00000000
Career total 5311510000005812

    Honours

    Argentina U17[1]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Franco Pérez profile". Soccerway. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
    2. "Franco Pérez profile". BDFA. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
    3. 1 2 "La falta de un nueve en Newell's, un problema que viene desde abajo". Rosario Plus. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
    4. "Debut soñado de Franco Pérez y empate de Monarcas". El Sol de Morelia. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
    5. 1 2 "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". Liga MX. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
    6. "Franco Pérez continuará su carrera en Deportivo Madryn". Newell's Old Boys. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
    7. 1 2 "Tucson Add Argentine Forward Franco Perez on Loan from Estudiantes de Río Cuarto". FC Tucson. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
    8. Club Atlético Pantoja on Instagram: “¡NUEVO GUERRERO .., instagram.com, 2 February 2023
    9. "Mi papá quiere darle el gusto a Messi de jugar en la cancha de Newell's". La Capital. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
    10. "La última vuelta de Argentina". Argentine Football Association. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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