Franco Olego

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Franco Olego

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Franco Leonel Olego

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|5|4}}

| birth_place = Ramallo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

| height = 1.78 m{{cite web |title=Franco Olego |url=https://www.livefutbol.com/ficha_jugador/franco-olego/ |website=livefutbol.com |access-date=21 April 2024 |language=es}}

| currentclub = Douglas Haig

| clubnumber = 9

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = San Lorenzo

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Defensores de Belgrano VR

| years1 = 2007–2014 | caps1 = 115 | goals1 = 39 | clubs1 = Defensores de Belgrano VR

| years2 = 2012–2013 | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 10 | clubs2 = → Talleres (loan)

| years3 = 2014–2015 | caps3 = 45 | goals3 = 12 | clubs3 = All Boys

| years4 = 2016 | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 7 | clubs4 = Atlanta

| years5 = 2016–2017 | caps5 = 26 | goals5 = 8 | clubs5 = Jorge Wilstermann

| years6 = 2017 | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 1 | clubs6 = Instituto

| years7 = 2018 | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 1 | clubs7 = Mitre

| years8 = 2018–2019 | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 20 | clubs8 = Defensores de Belgrano VR

| years9 = 2019–2020 | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 5 | clubs9 = Deportes La Serena

| years10 = 2020 | caps10 = 8 | goals10 = 0 | clubs10 = Deportes Temuco

| years11 = 2021 | caps11 = 22 | goals11 = 13 | clubs11 = LDU Portoviejo

| years12 = 2021 | caps12 = 6 | goals12 = 3 | clubs12 = Olimpo

| years13 = 2022 | caps13 = 13 | goals13 = 2 | clubs13 = Motagua

| years14 = 2022–2023 | caps14 = 44 | goals14 = 21 | clubs14 = Sarmiento de Resistencia

| years15 = 2023 | caps15 = 3 | goals15 = 3 | clubs15 = {{ill|lt=Atlético Carcarañá|Club Atlético Carcarañá|es}}

| years16 = 2024– | caps16 = 4 | goals16 = 2 | clubs16 = Douglas Haig

| club-update = 21 April 2024

}}

Franco Leonel Olego (born 4 May 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Douglas Haig.

Club career

Born in Ramallo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Olego was with San Lorenzo before joining and starting his career with Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo from Torneo Argentino C to Torneo Argentino A.{{cite news |title=Franco Olego jugará en All Boys |url=https://laradioramallo.com.ar/nota/644/franco-olego-jugara-en-all-boys |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=laradioramallo.com.ar |date=5 July 2014 |language=es}}{{cite news |last1=Salas Salazar |first1=Marcela |title=Franco Olego, delantero argentino de Deportes La Serena: "Me siento cómodo por todo el frente de ataque" |url=https://radioguayacan.cl/index.php/2019/07/19/franco-olego-delantero-argentino-de-deportes-la-serena-me-siento-comodo-por-todo-el-frente-de-ataque/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Radio Guayacán |date=20 July 2019 |language=es}} In 2012–13, he was loaned out to Talleres de Cordoba, with whom he got promotion to the 2013–14 Primera B Nacional.{{cite news |title=TORNEO ARGENTINO A : Franco Olego jugará en Defensores |url=https://laradioramallo.com.ar/nota/101/torneo-argentino-a-franco-olego-jugara-en-defensores |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=laradioramallo.com.ar |date=6 September 2013 |language=es}}

From 2014 to 2016, Olego played for All Boys and Atlanta.{{cite news |title=Franco Olego es de Atlanta |url=https://deporteshoy.com.ar/2016/01/franco-olego-es-de-atlanta/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Deportes Hoy |date=6 January 2016 |language=es}}

In June 2016, he had his first experience abroad by signing with Jorge Wilstermann in the Bolivian top level.{{cite news |last1=Triviño |first1=Ana |title=Franco Olego firma con Wilstermann |url=https://www.lostiempos.com/deportes/futbol/20160627/franco-olego-firma-wilstermann |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Tiempos |date=27 June 2016 |language=es}}

In 2017, he returned to Argentina and joined Instituto de Córdoba.{{cite news |title=El segundo de refuerzo de Instituto es Franco Olego, un ex Talleres |url=https://www.lavoz.com.ar/deportes/futbol/el-segundo-de-refuerzo-de-instituto-es-franco-olego-un-ex-talleres/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=La Voz del Interior |date=26 July 2017 |language=es}} Subsequently, he played for Mitre{{cite news |title=Franco Olego jugará en Mitre |url=https://interiorfutbolero.com.ar/franco-olego-jugara-en-mitre/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Interior Futbolero |date=8 January 2018 |language=es}} and Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo.{{cite web |title=Franco Olego: "No me esperaba tener los goles que tengo" |url=https://interiorfutbolero.com.ar/franco-olego-no-me-esperaba-tener-los-goles-que-tengo/ |website=Interior Futbolero |access-date=22 April 2024 |language=es |date=1 December 2018}}

In 2019, he moved abroad by second time and signed with Chilean club Deportes La Serena.{{cite news |last1=Rivera Valencia |first1=Carlos |title=Franco Olego no sigue en Club Deportes La Serena |url=https://www.diarioeldia.cl/noticias/2020/06/29/72524-franco-olego-no-sigue-en-club-deportes-la-serena |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Diario El Día |date=29 June 2020 |language=es}} In November 2020, he switched to Deportes Temuco until the end of the season.{{cite news |title=Deportes Temuco suma a un nuevo delantero: Franco Olego |url=https://www.soychile.cl/Temuco/Deportes/2020/11/02/680178/Deportes-Temuco-suma-a-un-nuevo-delantero-Franco-Olego.aspx |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=SoyChile |date=2 November 2020 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=Franco Olego: "La prioridad es mi familia" |url=https://laradioramallo.com.ar/nota/7935/franco-olego-la-prioridad-es-mi-familia |website=laradioramallo.com.ar |access-date=22 April 2024 |language=es}}

In March 2021, Olego moved to Ecuador and signed with LDU Portoviejo.{{cite news |last1=Ponce |first1=Edu |title=El argentino Franco Leonel Olego llegó a Ecuador para unirse a Liga de Portoviejo como refuerzo para la temporada 2021 |url=https://www.eduponce.com/2021/03/refuerzo-liga-de-portoviejo-2021-delantero-argentino-franco-leonel-olego.html |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=www.eduponce.com |date=3 March 2021 |language=es}} In September of the same year, he returned to his homeland and joined Olimpo.{{cite news |title=Olimpo (Bahía Blanca): Franco Olego es nuevo refuerzo del Aurinegro |url=https://www.soloascenso.com.ar/notas/san-martin-formosa/franco-olego-es-nuevo-refuerzo-del-aurinegro/167388 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=www.soloascenso.com.ar |date=30 September 2021 |language=es}}

In 2022, he had a brief stint with Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.{{cite news |last1=Coello |first1=Kelvin |title=Olimpo de Argentina confirma que el delantero Franco Olego será nuevo jugador del Motagua para el torneo Clausura |url=https://www.diez.hn/liganacionaldehonduras/olimpo-de-argentina-confirma-que-el-delantero-franco-olego-sera-nuevo-jugador-del-motagua-para-el-torneo-clausura-GA4417769 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=www.diez.hn |date=20 December 2021 |language=es-HN}}{{cite news |title=Motagua presenta al delantero argentino Franco Olego |url=https://www.rcv.hn/2022/01/13/motagua-presenta-al-delantero-argentino-franco-olego/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Radio Cadena Voces |date=13 January 2022 |language=es}}

In the second half of 2022, he returned again to Argentina and joined Sarmiento de Resistencia.{{cite news |title=Franco Olego, garantía de goles para Sarmiento |url=https://interiorfutbolero.com.ar/federal-a-2022-mercado-de-pases-franco-olego-refuerzo-sarmiento-resistencia-motagua-honduras-ver-mas-aqui/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Interior Futbolero |date=10 June 2022 |language=es}} In the second half of 2023, he had a brief stint with {{ill|lt=Atlético Carcarañá|Club Atlético Carcarañá|es|vertical-align=sup}}.{{cite news |title=Rompe el mercado: Franco Olego deja Sarmiento y jugará el Regional para Cremería |url=https://interiorfutbolero.com.ar/rompe-el-mercado-franco-olego-deja-sarmiento-y-jugara-el-regional-para-cremeria/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Interior Futbolero |date=19 October 2023 |language=es}}

In 2024, he signed with Douglas Haig.{{cite news |title=Douglas selló su primer refuerzo para la próxima temporada: Franco Olego |url=https://laopinionpergamino.com.ar/nota/15866/2023/12/douglas-sello-su-primer-refuerzo-para-la-proxima-temporada--franco-olego |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Diario La Opinion de Pergamino |date=28 December 2023 |language=es}}