Franco Israel

Franco Israel
Personal information
Full name	Franco Israel Wibmer
Date of birth	22 April 2000
Place of birth	Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Juventus U23
Number	1
Youth career
2010–2016	Club Artesano
2016–2018	Nacional
2018–2020	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–	Juventus U23
National team‡
2016–2017	Uruguay U17
2017	Uruguay U18
2018–2019	Uruguay U20
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:15, 13 December 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2019

Franco Israel Wibmer (born 22 April 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group A club Juventus U23.

Club career

Israel joined Nacional in 2016 and was part of their youth team which won 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[2]

On 17 August 2018, Italian club Juventus announced the signing of Israel on a five-year deal.[3] He made his professional debut on 28 September 2020 in Juventus U23's 2–1 league win against Pro Sesto.[4] On 24 November, the first team's squad Andrea Pirlo called up Israel for a UEFA Champions League match against Ferencváros; he will have been called up three other times in the 2020–21 season.[5]

Israel is a former Uruguay youth international. He has represented Uruguay at several tournaments including 2019 South American U-20 Championship and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6][7]

As of match played 13 December 2021[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Juventus U23	2020–21	Serie C	18	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	20	0
	2021–22	Serie C	13	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	14	0
	Total		31	0	0	0	3	0	34	0
Career total			31	0	0	0	3	0	34	0

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