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Alan Franco (footballer, born 1998)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Franco and the second or maternal family name is Palma.

Alan Franco
Personal information
Full name Alan Steven Franco Palma[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 26)[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 21
Youth career
–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 99 (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 46 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:23, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

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

Club career

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Independiente del Valle

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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

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

Loans to Charlotte FC and Talleres

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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

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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]

Franco was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.[8]

Franco was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[9]

Franco was called up to the final 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2024 Copa América.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 16 March 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
2024 22 0 10 0 12[d] 0 7[c] 0 51 0
2025 0 0 2 0 0 0 9[c] 0 11 0
Total 73 3 13 0 16 0 26 0 128 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 179 6 18 0 31 3 28 0 256 9
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador
2018 3 0
2019 2 1
2020 3 0
2021 10 0
2022 9 0
2023 5 0
2024 14 0
Total 46 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

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Independiente del Valle

Atlético Mineiro

Individual

References

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  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. ^ Ecuadorian Football Federation [@LaTri] (9 June 2021). "¡Y los convocados son! Estos son los elegidos por el DT #GustavoAlfaro para encarar un desafío continental: la @CopaAmerica" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Ecuador national football team [@LaTri] (14 November 2022). "Aquí están los 26 jugadores elegidos por el DT Gustavo Alfaro para jugar la Copa Mundial FIFA, estamos listos para hacer historia" [Here are the 26 players chosen by head coach Gustavo Alfaro to play the FIFA World Cup, we are ready to make history.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Ecuador presenta lista oficial para la Copa América: Gonzalo Plata y Robert Arboleda quedaron relegados" [Ecuador presents official roster for Copa America: Gonzalo Plata and Robert Arboleda left off the list] (in Spanish). El Universo. 29 May 2024.
  11. ^ Alan Franco at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  12. ^ Alan Franco at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata


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