| Fullname | Emiliano Franco Pola |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 21 October 1994 (age 31) |
| Birth place | Zaragoza, Spain[1] |
| Height | 1.82 m[1] |
| Position | Attacking midfielder[2] |
| Years 1 | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs 1 | Newell's Old Boys |
| Caps 1 | 2 |
| Goals 1 | 0 |
| Years 2 | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs 2 | Douglas Haig |
| Caps 2 | 20 |
| Goals 2 | 0 |
| Years 3 | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs 3 | Defensores de Belgrano |
| Caps 3 | 18 |
| Goals 3 | 0 |
| Years 4 | 2019 |
| Clubs 4 | Huracán Las Heras |
| Caps 4 | 2 |
| Goals 4 | 0 |
| Years 5 | 2020 |
| Clubs 5 | AD Oliveirense |
| Caps 5 | 4 |
| Goals 5 | 0 |
| Years 6 | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs 6 | Ibiza |
| Caps 6 | 15 |
| Goals 6 | 3 |
| Years 7 | 2021 |
| Clubs 7 | UE Sant Julià |
| Caps 7 | 6 |
| Goals 7 | 0 |
| Years 8 | 2022 |
| Clubs 8 | Tepatitlán |
| Caps 8 | 27 |
| Goals 8 | 1 |
| Years 9 | 2023 |
| Clubs 9 | Mitre |
| Caps 9 | 9 |
| Goals 9 | 0 |
| Years 10 | 2024 |
| Clubs 10 | San Telmo |
| Caps 10 | 34 |
| Goals 10 | 2 |
| Years 11 | 2025– |
| Clubs 11 | Deportivo Morón |
| Caps 11 | 22 |
| Goals 11 | 2 |
| Club-update | 17:33, 4 August 2025 (UTC) |
Emiliano Franco Pola (born 21 October 1994) he is a Spanish-born Argentine football player. He plays as an attacking midfielder for Deportivo Morón.[1]
Career
Franco started his career with Newell's Old Boys.[1] He made his professional debut with the club during the 2016 Argentine Primera División season, playing the final thirty-two minutes of a 2–0 defeat to Temperley on 15 May 2016.[1] He made one further appearance a week later against Atlético Tucumán.[1] On 27 August 2017, Franco joined Torneo Federal A side Douglas Haig.[1][3] His first appearance arrived on 4 October versus Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1][4] Ahead of the 2018–19 Torneo Federal A, Franco was signed by Defensores de Belgrano.[1] After eighteen appearances, Franco then spent 2019–20 with Huracán Las Heras.[1]
In 2020, Franco switched Argentina for Portugal after agreeing terms with AD Oliveirense.[5] He made his debut in a Campeonato de Portugal defeat to Marítimo B on 9 February, which preceded three further appearances before the season's curtailment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The succeeding September saw Franco move to Spain with Tercera División team Ibiza.[6] He scored his first senior goal on debut against Manacor on 10 January.[7] His next goal arrived on 21 March versus Felanitx.[8]
Personal life
He is the son of former Argentina international footballer Darío Franco.[9] Franco became stranded in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic, having also not been paid since his arrival.[5] He managed to return to his homeland in May after the Associação de Emergência Humanitária intervened.[10]
Career statistics
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2016 | rowspan="2|Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Douglas Haig | 2017–18 | Torneo Federal A | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Defensores de Belgrano | 2018–19 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Huracán Las Heras | 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| AD Oliveirense | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ibiza | 2020–21 | Tercera División | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Career total | 54 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | |||
References
- ^ "Emiliano Franco profile". Soccerway. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Emiliano Franco". World Football. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "El fútbol dice presente". Club Atlético Douglas Haig. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Emiliano Franco profile". BDFA. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Un ex Instituto y el hijo de Darío Franco, varados y sin cobrar en Portugal". Mundo D. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Músculo para la medular del CD Ibiza". Periódico de Ibiza. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "El Ibiza I. Pitiusas se queda con los tres puntos tras derrotar 1-3 al Manacor". Sport. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Crónica 3ª Div.: CD Ibiza I. Pitiusas 2 – 1 Felanitx". Fútbol Balear. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Darío Franco: Decidí no ser el técnico de Newell's porque mi hijo entrena en el club". Infobae. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Humanitave ajuda jogador contratado pela Oliveirense SAD sem dinheiro a regressar ao país de origem". Cidade Hoje. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.