| Franco Calderón | |
| Fullname: | Franco Ezequiel Calderón |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Hermoso Campo, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Universidad de Chile |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthclubs1: | Charata Juniors |
| Youthclubs2: | Cooperativista |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Unión Santa Fe |
| Years1: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Unión Santa Fe |
| Caps1: | 115 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Universidad de Chile |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 4 January 2024 |
Franco Ezequiel Calderón (born 13 May 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Universidad de Chile.[1]
Calderón's senior career began with Unión Santa Fe.[1] [2] [3] He previously had youth stints with Charata Juniors and Cooperativista.[4] [5] Leonardo Madelón moved the defender into the first-team set-up in 2018–19, subsequently selecting Calderón to start a Copa de la Superliga first round, first leg at the Estadio La Ciudadela on 13 April 2019; he appeared for the full duration of a 1–1 draw.[1] [6] By the conclusion of 2019–20, Calderón had made thirteen appearances in all competitions for Unión; a period in which he scored his first goal, netting in a Copa Argentina first round defeat to Primera C Metropolitana's Dock Sud.[1]
In 2024, he moved to Chile and joined Universidad de Chile.[7]
Calderón's twin brother, Pablo, is also a professional footballer.[8] [9]
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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 | |||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[10] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||