Marco Franco

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marco Franco

| image =

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| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Chino Hills, California, United States

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|abbr=on}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2010–2013

| youthclubs1 = UC Irvine Anteaters

| years1 = 2012

| clubs1 = Orange County Blue Star

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013

| clubs2 = OC Blues Strikers FC

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = Chicago Fire

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = → Orange County Blues (loan)

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2014

| clubs5 = → Indy Eleven (loan)

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2015–2017

| clubs6 = Indy Eleven

| caps6 = 82

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2018

| clubs7 = Penn FC

| caps7 = 26

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2019–2020

| clubs8 = Miami FC

| caps8 = 27

| goals8 = 0

| club-update = October 4, 2020

}}

Marco Franco (born October 6, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender.

Career

=Youth & College=

Franco played four years of college soccer at UC Irvine between 2010 and 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-soccer/2013-14/bios/franco_marco_t9i1 |title=Marco Franco - UC Irvine |website=www.ucirvinesports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920161422/http://ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-soccer/2013-14/bios/franco_marco_t9i1 |archive-date=2013-09-20}} While at college, Franco also appeared for USL PDL club's Orange County Blue Star and OC Blues Strikers FC in 2012 and 2013 respectively.{{cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/marco-franco/|title=Marco Franco - SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us}}

=Professional=

On January 16, 2014, Franco was selected 13th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2014/02/chicago-fire-soccer-club-signs-defender-marco-franco|title=Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Defender Marco Franco|date=25 February 2014}}

Franco was loaned to USL Pro club Orange County Blues on August 8, 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.lasoccernews.com/teams/blues2.php?article_id=12570 |title=NEW FACES FOR BLUES 4 players added to roster in time for visit to Pittsburgh |access-date=2014-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814213956/http://www.lasoccernews.com/teams/blues2.php?article_id=12570 |archive-date=2014-08-14 }}

In September 2014, Franco joined NASL side Indy Eleven on loan.{{cite web|title=ELEVEN ADD DEFENDER MARCO FRANCO|url=http://www.indyeleven.com/news/detail/lang/EN/uuid/ip7ztddlt1vn1algpqd0nrqho/eleven-add-defender-marco-franco#.VCrMo_ldXw8|website=indyeleven.com|publisher=Indy Eleven|access-date=30 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110822/http://www.indyeleven.com/news/detail/lang/EN/uuid/ip7ztddlt1vn1algpqd0nrqho/eleven-add-defender-marco-franco#.VCrMo_ldXw8|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}