Emiliano Franco
{{short description|Argentine footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Emiliano Franco
| image =
| fullname = Emiliano Franco Pola
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|10|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Zaragoza, Spain{{cite news|title=Emiliano Franco profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/emiliano-franco-pola/434407/|accessdate=23 March 2018|work=Soccerway|date=23 March 2018}}
| position = Attacking midfielder{{cite news|title=Emiliano Franco|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/emiliano-franco/2/|accessdate=12 July 2020|work=World Football}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2016–2017 |clubs1 = Newell's Old Boys |caps1 = 2 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2018 |clubs2 = Douglas Haig |caps2 = 20 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019 |clubs3 = Defensores de Belgrano |caps3 = 18 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019 |clubs4 = Huracán Las Heras |caps4 = 2 |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020 |clubs5 = AD Oliveirense |caps5 = 4 |goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020–2021 |clubs6 = Ibiza |caps6 = 15 |goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2021 |clubs7 = UE Sant Julià |caps7 = 6 |goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2022 |clubs8 = Tepatitlán F.C. |caps8 = 27 |goals8 = 1
| club-update = 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.{{cite news|title=Emiliano Franco profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/emiliano-franco-pola/434407/|accessdate=23 March 2018|work=Soccerway|date=23 March 2018}}
Career
Franco started his career with Newell's Old Boys. 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. He made one further appearance a week later against Atlético Tucumán. On 27 August 2017, Franco joined Torneo Federal A side Douglas Haig.{{cite news|title=El fútbol dice presente|url=http://douglashaig.com/futbol-dice-presente/|accessdate=23 March 2018|work=Club Atlético Douglas Haig|date=31 August 2017}} His first appearance arrived on 4 October versus Gimnasia y Esgrima.{{cite news|title=Emiliano Franco profile|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-EMILIANO-FRANCO-POLA-113546.html|accessdate=23 March 2018|work=BDFA|date=23 March 2018}} Ahead of the 2018–19 Torneo Federal A, Franco was signed by Defensores de Belgrano. After eighteen appearances, Franco then spent 2019–20 with Huracán Las Heras.
In 2020, Franco switched Argentina for Portugal after agreeing terms with AD Oliveirense.{{cite news|title=Un ex Instituto y el hijo de Darío Franco, varados y sin cobrar en Portugal|url=https://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/un-ex-instituto-y-el-hijo-de-dario-franco-varados-y-sin-cobrar-en-portugal|accessdate=12 July 2020|work=Mundo D|date=26 March 2020}} 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. The succeeding September saw Franco move to Spain with Tercera División team Ibiza.{{cite news|title=Músculo para la medular del CD Ibiza|url=https://www.periodicodeibiza.es/pitiusas/ibiza/2020/09/16/1197249/emiliano-franco-refuerza-medular-del-ibiza.html|accessdate=20 October 2020|work=Periódico de Ibiza|date=16 September 2020}} He scored his first senior goal on debut against Manacor on 10 January.{{cite news|title=El Ibiza I. Pitiusas se queda con los tres puntos tras derrotar 1-3 al Manacor|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/tercera-division/ibiza-i-pitiusas-queda-tres-11446085|accessdate=10 January 2021|work=Sport|date=10 January 2021}} His next goal arrived on 21 March versus Felanitx.{{cite news|title=Crónica 3ª Div.: CD Ibiza I. Pitiusas 2 – 1 Felanitx|url=http://www.futbolbalear.es/2021/03/21/cronica-terceradivisinprimerafasesub-grupo-a-cdibizai-pitiusas2-1felanitx/|accessdate=21 March 2021|work=Fútbol Balear|date=21 March 2021}}
Personal life
He is the son of former Argentina international footballer Darío Franco.{{cite news|title=Darío Franco: Decidí no ser el técnico de Newell's porque mi hijo entrena en el club|url=https://www.infobae.com/2014/05/28/1568326-dario-franco-decidi-no-ser-el-tecnico-newells-porque-mi-hijo-entrena-el-club/|accessdate=23 March 2018|work=Infobae|date=28 May 2014}} Franco became stranded in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic, having also not been paid since his arrival. He managed to return to his homeland in May after the Associação de Emergência Humanitária intervened.{{cite news|title=Humanitave ajuda jogador contratado pela Oliveirense SAD sem dinheiro a regressar ao país de origem|url=https://cidadehoje.pt/humanitave-ajuda-jogador-contratado-pela-oliveirense-sad-sem-dinheiro-a-regressar-ao-pais-de-origem/|accessdate=12 July 2020|work=Cidade Hoje|date=28 May 2020}}
Career statistics
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Newell's Old Boys
|2016 |rowspan="2|Primera División |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Douglas Haig
|rowspan="3"|Torneo Federal A |20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Defensores de Belgrano
|18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Huracán Las Heras
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="1"|AD Oliveirense
|rowspan="1"|Campeonato de Portugal |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Ibiza
|rowspan="1"|Tercera División |8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!54 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|emiliano-franco-pola/434407}}
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Category:Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Torneo Federal A players
Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Newell's Old Boys footballers
Category:Club Atlético Douglas Haig players
Category:Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo players
Category:AD Oliveirense players