Franco Pardo

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|4|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Córdoba, Argentina

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Centre-back{{WorldFootball.net|franco-pardo}}

| currentclub = Unión Santa Fe

| clubnumber = 34

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Belgrano

| years1 = 2017–2021

| clubs1 = Belgrano

| caps1 = 8

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2021

| clubs2 = Estudiantes RC

| caps2 = 32

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2022

| clubs3 = Palestino

| caps3 = 27

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2023

| clubs4 = All Boys

| caps4 = 26

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2023–

| clubs5 = Unión Santa Fe

| caps5 = 44

| goals5 = 5

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Franco Pardo (born 5 April 1997) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for Unión Santa Fe.{{cite news|title=Franco Pardo profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/franco-pardo/482914/|accessdate=27 November 2023|work=Soccerway|date=27 November 2023}}

Career

Pardo started his Belgrano career in May 2017, making his professional debut on 8 May in an away win versus Vélez Sarsfield as a second-half substitute for Matías Suárez.{{cite news|title=Quién es Franco Pardo, el juvenil que debutó en Belgrano|url=http://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/quien-es-franco-pardo-el-juvenil-que-debuto-en-belgrano|accessdate=6 December 2017|work=Mundo D - La Voz|date=8 May 2017}}{{cite news|title=Franco Pardo profile|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-FRANCO-PARDO-111046.html|accessdate=6 December 2017|work=BDFA|date=6 December 2017}} Having suffered a serious knee injury soon after, Pardo returned to the first-team set-up in May 2019 for a Copa Argentina encounter with Deportivo Riestra.{{cite news|title=Pardo tendría su chance el miércoles en Belgrano|url=https://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/pardo-tendria-su-chance-el-miercoles-en-belgrano|accessdate=8 May 2019|work=Mundo D - La Voz|date=6 May 2019}}{{cite news|title=Franco Pardo, el pibe que tiene su chance de titular en la defensa de Belgrano|url=https://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/franco-pardo-el-pibe-que-tiene-su-chance-de-titular-en-la-defensa-de-belgrano|accessdate=8 May 2019|work=Mundo D - La Voz|date=8 May 2019}}

In February 2021, Pardo joined Estudiantes de Río Cuarto.[https://www.puntal.com.ar/estudiantes/pardo-y-arturia-nuevos-refuerzos-estudiantes-n130765 Pardo y Arturia, nuevos refuerzos de Estudiantes], puntal.com.ar, 18 February 2021 A year later, in February 2022, Pardo moved to Chilean Primera División club Palestino.[https://palestino.cl/franco-pardo-es-nuevo-refuerzo-de-palestino/ Franco Pardo es nuevo refuerzo de Palestino], palestino.cl, 1 February 2022

Career statistics

{{updated|8 May 2019}}.

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
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Belgrano \|2016–17 \|rowspan="3"\|Primera División \|1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	0	0	1	0
2017–18 \|0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	0	0
2018–19 \|0	0	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	1	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0