José Antonio Franco (footballer, born 1998)
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Franco|Márquez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = José Antonio Franco
| fullname = José Antonio Franco Márquez
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Seville, Spain
| height =
| position = Left back
| currentclub = Internacional Madrid
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Nervión
| youthyears2 = 2015–2017 | youthclubs2 = Betis
| years1 = 2014 | clubs1 = Nervión | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = Cabecense | caps2 = 35 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2020 | clubs3 = Cádiz B | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = Cádiz | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020– | clubs5 = Internacional Madrid | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 8 March 2020
| ntupdate =
}}
José Antonio Franco Márquez (born 9 March 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Internacional de Madrid.
Club career
Su padre es Franco was born in Seville, Andalusia, and started playing as a youth with AD Nervión. He made his senior debut with the club on 21 December 2014, playing the last three minutes of a 4–0 Segunda Andaluza home routing of UD Rinconada.
In August 2015, Franco joined Real Betis and returned to youth football.{{cite web|url=https://www.estadiodeportivo.com/futbol-sevillano/2015/08/03/nervion-trampolin/46117.html|title=El Nervión, todo un trampolín|trans-title=Nervión, a stepping stone all the way|publisher=Estadio Deportivo|language=es|date=3 August 2015|accessdate=21 September 2019}} On 16 June 2017, after finishing his formation, he signed for CD Cabecense in the Tercera División.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/cdcabecense1942/status/875777055736168449|title=El CD Cabecense firma al lateral y extremo izquierdo José Antonio Franco Márquez, procedente del Real Betis Balompié DH. Bienvenido a casa!|trans-title=CD Cabecense sign left back and left winger José Antonio Franco Márquez, from Real Betis Balompié DH. Welcome home!|publisher=Twitter|work=CD Cabecense|language=es|date=16 June 2017|accessdate=21 September 2019}}
On 12 July 2018, Franco agreed to a three-year contract with Cádiz CF, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.{{cite web|url=https://www.diariodecadiz.es/cadizcf/Franco-nuevo-elemento-Cadiz_0_1262873778.html|title=Franco, nuevo elemento para el Cádiz B|trans-title=Franco, new element for Cádiz B|publisher=Diario de Cádiz|language=es|date=12 July 2018|accessdate=21 September 2019}} He made his first team debut on 21 September of the following year, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña in the Segunda División.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/cronica/2019/09/21/5d863f1f46163f05978b456f.html|title=Cádiz y Dépor se anulan en el Carranza|trans-title=Cádiz and Dépor cancel each other out at the Carranza|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=21 September 2019|accessdate=21 September 2019}}
On 29 August 2020, Franco was transferred to Segunda División B side Internacional de Madrid.{{cite web|url=https://www.cadizcf.com/noticia/traspaso-de-jose-antonio-franco-al-inter-de-madrid|title=Traspaso de José Antonio Franco al Inter de Madrid|trans-title=Transfer of José Antonio Franco to Inter de Madrid|publisher=Cádiz CF|language=es|date=29 August 2020|accessdate=30 August 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|26511}}
- {{LaPreferente|178104}}
- {{Soccerway|jose-antonio-franco-marquez/611399}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, José Antonio}}
Category:Footballers from Seville
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
Category:Cádiz CF Mirandilla players