Franco Orozco

Franco Orozco

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Ezeiza, Argentina[1]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left winger[2]
Team information
Current team	Lanús
Number	32
Youth career
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Lanús	78	(8)
2024	→ Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan)	22	(4)
International career^‡
	Argentina U15
2018	Argentina U16	1	(0)
2019	Argentina U17	12	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:11, 25 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 November 2019

Franco Orozco (born 9 January 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Lanús.[3]

Club career

Orozco progressed through the Lanús youth system.[4][5] He was promoted into the club's senior squad under manager Luis Zubeldía towards the end of 2020, initially featuring in pre-season action which saw him score in a win over Gimnasia y Esgrima on 21 October.[6] A week later, Orozco made his competitive first-team debut in a 3–2 victory over São Paulo in the Copa Sudamericana; replacing Braian Aguirre early in the second half.[3] The winger did the same on 31 October in a Copa de la Liga Profesional loss at home to Boca Juniors.[3] He scored his first senior goal at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes against Talleres on 9 November.[3]

Orozco scored twice in a Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen second leg victory over Bolívar on 2 December 2020.[3] After further Copa de la Liga goals against Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central, the winger netted on his Copa Argentina debut on 23 February against Primera C Metropolitana's Real Pilar.[3]

On 22 February 2024, Orozco moved to Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan until the end of 2024, with an option to buy.[7] On 9 December 2024, Krylia Sovetov announced that Orozco returned to Lanús as loan expired and the option to buy was not exercised.[8]

International career

Orozco represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level; appearing in over thirty matches in total.[9][10] For the U15s, he scored one goal (versus Paraguay) as they won the 2017 South American U-15 Championship on home soil.[9] For the U17s, Orozco scored two goals in his sole appearance at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup against Tajikistan; having played seven times earlier that year at the South American U-17 Championship in Peru.[3][11][12]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2024.[3]

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
Lanús	2020–21[nb 1]	Argentine Primera División	9	3	11	3	5[a]	2	0	0	25	8
	2021[nb 2]	Argentine Primera División	14	0	1	1	5[a]	0	0	0	20	1
	2022[nb 3]	Argentine Primera División	27	1	2	2	2[a]	0	—		31	3
	2023[nb 4]	Argentine Primera División	27	4	0	0	—		—		27	4
	Total		77	8	14	6	12	2	0	0	103	16
Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan)	2023–24	Russian Premier League	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	10	3	4	0	—		—		14	3
	Total		22	4	4	0	—		—		26	4
Career total			99	12	18	6	12	2	0	0	129	20

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Argentina U15[9]

• South American U-15 Championship: 2017

Notes

1. Soccerway counts 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
2. Soccerway counts 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
3. Soccerway counts 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
4. Soccerway counts 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

1. "¿Del Laucha Acosta al Lauchita Orozco?". Olé. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
2. Franco Orozco at WorldFootball.net
3. Franco Orozco at Soccerway
4. "Orgullo local: Franco Orozco ya entrena con la primera de Lanús". Ezeiza Hoy. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
5. "Conociendo a Franco Orozco, la joven estrella de Lanús". Caliente. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
6. "Amistoso: Lanús, con un gol de Franco Orozco, se impuso a Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata por 1 a 0 en La Fortaleza". Que Mañana!. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
7. "Франко Ороско переходит в "Крылья"" (in Russian). Krylia Sovetov Samara. 22 February 2024.
8. "Франко Орозко покидает «Крылья Советов»" (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 9 December 2024.
9. "Franco Orozco: "Tenemos que seguir tomando precauciones para salvar a mucha gente"". AFA. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
10. "QUINTETO AL SUDAMERICANO SUB-17". Fortaleza Granate. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
11. "Orozco: He came, he saw, he scored". FIFA. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
12. "Con Godoy como titular debuta el seleccionado Sub 17". PaloyGol. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.