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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Franco and the second or maternal family name is Palma.

Alan Steven Franco Palma (born 21 August 1998) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro and the Ecuador national team.[2]

Club career

Independiente del Valle

Franco came through the youth setup at Independiente del Valle and made his professional debut as an 18-year-old in 2016. He was a first team regular by 2018 and was one of the standout performers of Independiente del Valle’s winning campaign in the 2019 Copa Sudamericana, in which he and defender Luis Segovia were the only players to start every game.

Atlético Mineiro

On 4 June 2020, Franco moved to Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.[3]

Loans to Charlotte FC and Talleres

On 21 December 2021, Atlético Mineiro agreed to send Franco to Major League Soccer expansion club Charlotte FC on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.[4] On 27 June 2022, Franco's loan with Charlotte transferred to Argentinian side Talleres de Córdoba.[5]

International career

In August 2018, Franco was called up to the Ecuador national team for the first time by manager Hernán Darío Gómez.[6] He made his debut on 12 September 2018, in a friendly against Guatemala.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 May 2024[8]
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
Independiente del Valle 2016 Serie A 2 0 — 0 0 — 2 0
2017 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
2018 33 3 — 0 0 — 33 3
2019 26 0 0 0 11[a] 2 — 37 2
2020 0 0 — 0 0 2[b] 0 2 0
Total 62 3 0 0 11 2 2 0 75 5
Atlético Mineiro 2020 Série A 28 3 — — 5[c] 0 33 3
2021 5 0 1 0 4[d] 0 5[c] 0 15 0
2023 18 0 — 0 0 — 18 0
2024 5 0 2 0 5[d] 0 7[c] 0 19 0
Total 56 3 3 0 9 0 17 0 85 3
Charlotte FC (loan) 2022 MLS 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Talleres (loan) 2022 Argentine Primera División 15 0 3 0 4[d] 1 — 22 1
2023 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
Total 34 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 42 1
Career total 162 6 8 0 24 3 19 0 213 9
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International

As of match played 9 June 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador
2018 3 0
2019 2 1
2020 3 0
2021 10 0
2022 9 0
2023 5 0
2024 3 0
Total 35 1
List of international goals scored by Alan Franco
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 November 2019 Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo, Ecuador  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Independiente del Valle
Atlético Mineiro

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Ecuador - A. Franco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Quem é Alan Franco, nova contratação do Atlético Mineiro para 2020? | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Charlotte FC Signs Midfielder Alan Franco On Loan From Atlético Mineiro | Charlotte FC".
  5. ^ "Official: Charlotte FC loan Alan Franco to Talleres in Argentina | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  6. ^ "Ecuagol". m.ecuagol.com.
  7. ^ "Ecuador vs. Guatemala - 12 September 2018 - Soccerway".
  8. ^ Alan Franco at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. ^ Alan Franco at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
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