Emiliano Franco

Emiliano Franco
Personal information
Full name	Emiliano Franco Pola
Date of birth	21 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Zaragoza, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	Newell's Old Boys
2017–2018	Douglas Haig
2018–2019	Defensores de Belgrano
2019	Huracán Las Heras
2020	AD Oliveirense
2020–2021	Ibiza
2021	UE Sant Julià
2022	Tepatitlán F.C.
	*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-born Argentine football player. He plays as an attacking midfielder for Tepatitlán F.C. of the Liga de Expansión MX of Mexico.^[1]

Career

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

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

As of 21 March 2021.^[1]

Club statistics
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	Primera División	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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Emiliano Franco profile". Soccerway. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^ "Emiliano Franco". World Football. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
^ "El fútbol dice presente". Club Atlético Douglas Haig. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^ "Emiliano Franco profile". BDFA. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^ ^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.
^ "Músculo para la medular del CD Ibiza". Periódico de Ibiza. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
^ "El Ibiza I. Pitiusas se queda con los tres puntos tras derrotar 1-3 al Manacor". Sport. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ "Crónica 3ª Div.: CD Ibiza I. Pitiusas 2 – 1 Felanitx". Fútbol Balear. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ "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.
^ "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

Emiliano Franco at Soccerway

[Soccerway_profile-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Emiliano Franco profile". Soccerway. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[WF1-2] "Emiliano Franco". World Football. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

[Douglas_Haig-3] "El fútbol dice presente". Club Atlético Douglas Haig. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[BDFA_profile-4] "Emiliano Franco profile". BDFA. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[MD1-5] "Un ex Instituto y el hijo de Darío Franco, varados y sin cobrar en Portugal". Mundo D. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

[PDI1-6] "Músculo para la medular del CD Ibiza". Periódico de Ibiza. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

[SPO1-7] "El Ibiza I. Pitiusas se queda con los tres puntos tras derrotar 1-3 al Manacor". Sport. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

[FB1-8] "Crónica 3ª Div.: CD Ibiza I. Pitiusas 2 – 1 Felanitx". Fútbol Balear. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[Father-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.

[CH1-10] "Humanitave ajuda jogador contratado pela Oliveirense SAD sem dinheiro a regressar ao país de origem". Cidade Hoje. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

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