Franco Vega

Franco Vega
Personal information
Full name Franco Agustín Vega
Date of birth (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Cutral Co, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Huachipato
(on loan from Vélez Sarsfield)
Youth career
Petrolero Argentino
ACDC Patagonia
Boca Juniors
Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Vélez Sarsfield 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Estoril (loan) 0 (0)
2023 → Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) 13 (0)
2024– → Huachipato (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2023

Franco Agustín Vega (born 9 September 2001) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División side Huachipato on loan from Vélez Sarsfield.

Career

Born in Cutral Co, Argentina, Vega was with the city team, Petrolero Argentino, ACDC Patagonia and Boca Juniors before joining the Vélez Sarsfield youth system.[1][2] Having trained with the first team since 2020,[3] he signed his first professional contract in 2021 with them. In August of the same year, he was loaned to Portuguese club Estoril on a deal for a year with an option to buy,[4] making appearances for the under-23 team and winning the 2021–2022 Liga Revelação.[5]

Despite he was promoted to the Estoril first team,[6] he returned to Vélez Sarsfield[7] and he was subsequently loaned to Arsenal de Sarandí for the 2023 season.[8]

For the 2024 season, he joined on loan to Huachipato in the Chilean top division.[9]

Personal life

Vega is of Chilean descent since his paternal grandparents are Chilean, being eligible to represent both Argentina and Chile.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Cid, Angela (8 August 2020). "La selección chilena en busca de Franco Vega". 299 Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Un juvenil de Vélez, en la mira de la Selección de Chile". IAM Noticias (in Spanish). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Franco Vega, la "joyita" de Vélez que está en la mira de la Roja". Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ Vega, Diego (20 September 2021). "Promesa chilena se va a Europa: "Estoy muy feliz, era un sueño"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Deslocação ao Seixal sem pontos". EstorilPraia.pt (in Portuguese). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ^ "FRANCO VEGA". EstorilPraia.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ ""Ojalá pueda quedarme y pelear un lugar"". C. A. Vélez Sarsfield (in Spanish). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Franco Vega jugará a préstamo en Arsenal". 299 Deportes (in Spanish). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ Barrera, Cristian; Tapia, Carlos (14 December 2023). "El campeón mueve el mercado: Huachipato se refuerza con Franco Vega, argentino-chileno seguido por la Roja". La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 15 December 2023.