Franco Quiroz
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
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| name = Franco Quiroz
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| fullname = Franco Nicolás Quiroz
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|3|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Concordia, Argentina
| position = Left-back{{WorldFootball.net|franco-quiroz_2}}
| currentclub = Atlético de Rafaela
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| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Monseñor Rösch
| youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = Wanderers de Concordia
| years1 = |clubs1 = Wanderers de Concordia |caps1 = |goals1 =
| years2 = 2015–2020|clubs2 = Colón |caps2 = 8 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020 |clubs3 = → Agropecuario (loan)|caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020 |clubs4 = General Díaz |caps4 = 3 |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2022|clubs5 = San Telmo |caps5 = 27 |goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2022 |clubs6 = → San Martín T. (loan) |caps6 = 10 |goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2023 |clubs7 = Chacarita Juniors |caps7 = 32 |goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2024– |clubs8 = Atlético de Rafaela |caps8 = 3 |goals8 = 0
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| club-update = 18:54, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
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Franco Nicolás Quiroz (born 11 March 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for San Martin de Tucuman.{{cite news|title=Argentina - F. Quiroz|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/franco-quiroz/502050/|accessdate=29 January 2019|work=Soccerway}}
Career
Quiroz began playing at an early age for the youth of Monseñor Rösch, who preceded spells in the academies of Wanderers de Concordia, where he made his senior bow as a fifteen-year-old, and Colón.{{cite news|title=Entrerriano firmó su primer contrato y está listo para debutar en la Superliga|url=https://www.elentrerios.com/actualidad/entrerriano-firm-su-primer-contrato-y-est-listo-para-debutar-en-la-superliga.htm|accessdate=29 January 2019|work=El Entre Ríos|date=25 January 2019}}{{cite news|title=Gano Colon con el concordiense Franco Quiroz entre los concentrados|url=http://activaconcordia.com/gano-colon-con-el-concordiense-franco-quiroz-entre-los-concentrados/|accessdate=29 January 2019|work=Activa Concordia|date=16 April 2018}} In his senior career with Colón, he was an unused substitute on six occasions for the club in 2017 and 2018 - four of which came in Primera División matches while the other two occurred in the Copa Sudamericana in mid-2018 for ties with São Paulo and Atlético Junior.{{cite news|title=Franco Quiroz, la apuesta de Eduardo Domínguez|url=https://www.unosantafe.com.ar/colon/franco-quiroz-la-apuesta-de-eduardo-dominguez-09242018_Skt0JTUKQ|accessdate=29 January 2019|work=Uno Santa Fe|date=24 September 2018}} His professional bow eventually arrived on 28 January 2019, with the defender completing the full ninety minutes of a 2–0 victory over Argentinos Juniors.{{cite news|title=Franco Quiroz firmó su primer contrato en Colón|url=https://www.sinmordaza.com/noticia/592455-franco-quiroz-firmo-su-primer-contrato-en-colon.html|accessdate=29 January 2019|work=Sin Mordaza|date=25 January 2019}}
After nine appearances for Colón, Quiroz departed on loan in January 2020 to Primera B Nacional's Agropecuario.{{cite news|title=Colón: la historia de Franco Quiroz para llegar a Primera|url=https://www.unosantafe.com.ar/colon/colon-la-historia-franco-quiroz-llegar-primera-n2603654.html|accessdate=29 August 2020|work=Uno Santa Fe|date=16 August 2020}} He didn't make an appearance in the second tier, before returning to his parent club in June.{{cite news|title=El mercado en tiempos de pandemia|url=https://soydeportes.com.ar/el-mercado-en-tiempos-de-pandemia/29/08/2020/|accessdate=29 August 2020|work=SOY Deportes|date=29 August 2020}} In October 2020, Quiroz terminated his contract with Colón and soon moved to Paraguayan Primera División club General Díaz.[https://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/hace-oficial-a-sus-nuevas-incorporaciones Hace oficial a sus nuevas incorporaciones], hoy.com.py, 21 October 2020 He debuted in a 4–3 home defeat to Libertad on 11 November, featuring for fifty-six minutes before being replaced by Diego Doldán.
On 1 March 2021, Quiroz returned to his homeland and joined San Telmo.[https://www.soloascenso.com.ar/notas/san-telmo/dos-jugadores-pusieron-la-firma-y-se-sumaron-al-plantel/157927 Dos jugadores pusieron la firma y se sumaron al plantel], soloascenso.com.ar, 1 March 2021 In January 2022, Quiroz joined San Martín de Tucumán on a loan deal until the end of 2023 with a purchase option.[https://www.grupolaprovincia.com/deportes/franco-quiroz-ya-practica-en-san-martin-de-tucuman-867348 Franco Quiroz ya practica en San Martín de Tucumán], grupolaprovincia.com, 13 January 2022 In January 2023, Quiroz joined Chacarita Juniors on a one-year deal.[https://twitter.com/ChacaOficial/status/1610262972525428736 ✍️ REFUERZOS...], twitter.com, 3 January 2023 Ahead of the 2024 season, Quiroz joined Atlético de Rafaela.[https://www.lt10.com.ar/noticia/423418--el-lateral-franco-quiroz-ex-colon-es-el-segundo-refuerzo-de-atletico-de-rafaela El lateral Franco Quiroz, ex-Colón, es el segundo refuerzo de Atlético de Rafaela], lt10.com.ar, 25 December 2023
Career statistics
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!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Colón
|2015 |rowspan="6"|Argentine Primera División |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1"|Agropecuario (loan)
|rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="1"|General Díaz
|2020 |rowspan="1"|Paraguayan Primera División |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|franco-quiroz/502050}}
{{Atlético de Rafaela squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quiroz, Franco}}
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Concordia, Entre Ríos
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Paraguayan Primera División players
Category:Club Atlético Colón footballers
Category:Club Agropecuario Argentino players
Category:Club General Díaz (Luque) footballers
Category:Club Atlético San Telmo footballers
Category:San Martín de Tucumán footballers
Category:Chacarita Juniors footballers
Category:Atlético de Rafaela footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay