Alan Franco (footballer, born 1998)

Alan Steven Franco Palma (born 21 August 1998) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian Serie A club Atlético Mineiro and the Ecuador national team.[1]

Alan Franco
Personal information
Full name Alan Steven Franco Palma
Date of birth (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998
Place of birth Jujan, Ecuador
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
Number 21
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 41 (3)
National team‡
2015 Ecuador U17 5 (0)
2018– Ecuador 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 November 2021

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.[2]

International career

In August 2018, Franco was called up to the Ecuadorian national team for the first time by manager Hernán Darío Gómez.[3] He made his debut on 12 September 2018, in a friendly against Guatemala.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 October 2021.[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente del Valle 2016 Serie A 20—00—20
2017 10—00—10
2018 333—00—333
2019 2600011[lower-alpha 1]2—372
2020 00—002[lower-alpha 2]020
Total 6230011220755
Atlético Mineiro 2020 Série A 283——5[lower-alpha 3]0333
2021 30104[lower-alpha 4]05[lower-alpha 3]0130
Total 3131040100463
Career total 936101521201218
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International
As of 28 November 2021.[6]
Ecuador
YearAppsGoals
201830
201921
202030
2021100
Total181

International goals
Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 November 2019Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo, Ecuador Trinidad and Tobago1–03–0Friendly

Honours
Independiente del Valle
Atlético Mineiro

References
  1. "Ecuador - A. Franco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. https://www.goal.com/br/amp/not%25C3%25ADcias/quem-e-alan-franco-nova-contratacao-do-atletico-mineiro-para/9qstko2f1h4azcd91zp43cu5
  3. "Ecuagol". m.ecuagol.com.
  4. https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/12/world/friendlies/ecuador/guatemala/2905361/
  5. Alan Franco at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. "Alan Franco". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 March 2021.


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