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)
2023 → Barracas 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

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

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

Personal life

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

Frías is nicknamed Chipi.[4]

References

  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.