Alan Franco
Personal information
Full name Alan Steven Franco Palma[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Jujan, Ecuador
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2011 Venecia
2011–2014 Norte América
2014–2017 Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Independiente del Valle 62 (3)
2020– Atlético Mineiro 61 (3)
2022 → Charlotte FC (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2023 → Talleres (loan) 34 (0)
International career‡
2015 Ecuador U17 5 (0)
2020 Ecuador U23 4 (0)
2018– Ecuador 32 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023

Alan Steven Franco Palma (born 21 August 1998) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro and the Ecuador national team.[2]

Career

Independiente del Valle

Franco came through the youth setup at Independiente del Valle and made his professional debut as an 18-year-old in 2016. He was a first team regular by 2018 and was one of the standout performers of Independiente del Valle’s winning campaign in the 2019 Copa Sudamericana, in which he and defender Luis Segovia were the only players to start every game.

Atlético Mineiro

On 4 June 2020, Franco moved to Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.[3]

Loans to Charlotte FC and Talleres

On 21 December 2021, Atlético Mineiro agreed to send Franco to Major League Soccer expansion club Charlotte FC on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.[4] On 27 June 2022, Franco's loan with Charlotte transferred to Argentinian side Talleres de Córdoba.[5]

International career

In August 2018, Franco was called up to the Ecuador national team for the first time by manager Hernán Darío Gómez.[6] He made his debut on 12 September 2018, in a friendly against Guatemala.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 January 2024.[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente del Valle 2016 Serie A 2 0 — 0 0 — 2 0
2017 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
2018 33 3 — 0 0 — 33 3
2019 26 0 0 0 11[a] 2 — 37 2
2020 0 0 — 0 0 2[b] 0 2 0
Total 62 3 0 0 11 2 2 0 75 5
Atlético Mineiro 2020 Série A 28 3 — — 5[c] 0 33 3
2021 5 0 1 0 4[d] 0 5[c] 0 15 0
2023 18 0 — 0 0 — 18 0
Total 51 3 1 0 4 0 10 0 66 3
Charlotte FC (loan) 2022 MLS 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Talleres (loan) 2022 Argentine Primera División 15 0 3 0 4[d] 1 — 22 1
2023 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
Total 34 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 42 1
Career total 157 6 6 0 19 3 12 0 194 9
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International

As of 22 November 2023[9]
Ecuador
Year Apps Goals
2018 3 0
2019 2 1
2020 3 0
2021 10 0
2022 9 0
2023 5 0
Total 32 1
List of international goals scored by Alan Franco
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 November 2019 Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo, Ecuador  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Independiente del Valle
Atlético Mineiro

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Ecuador - A. Franco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Quem é Alan Franco, nova contratação do Atlético Mineiro para 2020? | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Charlotte FC Signs Midfielder Alan Franco On Loan From Atlético Mineiro | Charlotte FC".
  5. ^ "Official: Charlotte FC loan Alan Franco to Talleres in Argentina | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  6. ^ "Ecuagol". m.ecuagol.com.
  7. ^ "Ecuador vs. Guatemala - 12 September 2018 - Soccerway".
  8. ^ Alan Franco at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. ^ Alan Franco at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
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