Franco Calderón

Franco Calderón

Personal information
Full name	Franco Ezequiel Calderón
Date of birth	(1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Hermoso Campo, Argentina
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team	Universidad de Chile
Number	2
Youth career
	Charata Juniors
	Cooperativista
2015–2019	Unión Santa Fe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2023	Unión Santa Fe	115	(3)
2024–	Universidad de Chile	21	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024

Franco Ezequiel Calderón (born 13 May 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Universidad de Chile.[1]

Career

Calderón's senior career began with Unión Santa Fe.[1][3][4] He previously had youth stints with Charata Juniors and Cooperativista.[5][6] Leonardo Madelón moved the defender into the first-team set-up in 2018–19, subsequently selecting Calderón to start a Copa de la Superliga first round, first leg at the Estadio La Ciudadela on 13 April 2019; he appeared for the full duration of a 1–1 draw.[1][7] By the conclusion of 2019–20, Calderón had made thirteen appearances in all competitions for Unión; a period in which he scored his first goal, netting in a Copa Argentina first round defeat to Primera C Metropolitana's Dock Sud.[1]

In 2024, he moved to Chile and joined Universidad de Chile.[8]

Personal life

Calderón's twin brother, Pablo, is also a professional footballer.[9][10]

Career statistics

As of 28 August 2020.[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Unión Santa Fe	2018–19	Primera División	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2019–20		8	0	1	1	1	0	2[a]	0	0	0	12	1
Career total			8	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	13	1

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

1. "Argentina - F. Calderón". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
2. Franco Calderón at WorldFootball.net
3. "Franco Calderón a la pretemporada con Unión de Santa Fe". Radio Charata. 6 January 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
4. "Los dos equipos de Unión para el primer amistoso". Uno Santa Fe. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
5. "Franco Calderón, de Hermoso Campo a la Primera de Unión de Santa Fe". Movilero Charata. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
6. "LOS MELLI CALDERÓN SE PRUEBAN EN UNIÓN DE SANTA FÉ". Radio Charata. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
7. "Madelón presentó una lista con nombres nuevos para enfrentar San Martín de Tucumán". Agenciafe. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
8. Santibáñez, Felipe (3 January 2024). "Franco Calderón es nuevo refuerzo de la Universidad de Chile". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
9. "Pablo Calderón firmó contrato con Unión". Uno Santa Fe. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
10. "Pablo Calderón firmó su contrato a préstamo con Unión". Aire De Santa Fe. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

External links

• Franco Calderón at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Franco Calderón at WorldFootball.net
• Franco Calderón at Soccerway