Franco Frías

Franco Frías
Personal information
Full name Franco Ezequiel Frías
Date of birth (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Granadero Baigorria, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Unión Española
(on loan from Rosario Central)
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2020 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Rosario Central 22 (2)
2023Barracas Central (loan) 8 (1)
2024–Unión Española (loan) 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024

Franco Ezequiel Frías (born 17 March 2002) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División club Unión Española on loan from Rosario Central.

Club career

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Born in Granadero Baigorria, Argentina, Frías came to the Rosario Central youth system at the age of seven. He was called up to the first team as a substitute player in the Argentine Primera División match against Lanús on 9 January 2021,[2][3] but he made his debut against Aldosivi on 16 April 2022.[4][5]

In 2023, Frías was loaned out to Barracas Central for a year.[6] The next season, he was loaned out to Chilean Primera División club Unión Española.[7][8]

International career

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Frías took part of Argentina at under-17 level in 2018 and 2019.[9][10]

Personal life

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Both his father, José, and his grandfather, Francisco, were with the Rosario Central youth ranks.[2]

Frías is nicknamed Chipi.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Franco Frías". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Durhand, Carlos (21 January 2022). "Franco Frías: "Estoy convencido de que voy a jugar en la primera de Central"". La Capital (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Lanús vs. Rosario Central - 9 January 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Quién es Chipi Frías, el pibe que está rumbo a su destino". elurbanodigital.com (in Spanish). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Debutó Franco Frias en la primera de Central". Baigorria Informa (in Spanish). 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Barracas Central suma su último refuerzo con Franco Frías". Radio 3 Cadena Patagonia (in Spanish). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  7. ^ Silva, Felipe (29 January 2024). "Unión Española suma otro refuerzo extranjero: "Destaca por su velocidad"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  8. ^ "El atacante Franco Frías es oficialmente refuerzo de Unión Española". Unión Española (in Spanish). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ @CARCJuveniles (5 November 2018). "#CanallasDeSelección 🇦🇷" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Seleccionado Sub 17 de Argentina con microciclo de trabajo". www.conmebol.com (in Spanish). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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