| Franco Cervi | |
| Full Name: | Franco Emanuel Cervi |
| Birth Date: | 1994 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | San Lorenzo, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.65 m |
| Position: | Left winger/left wing-back |
| Currentclub: | Celta |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rosario Central |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Rosario Central |
| Caps1: | 42 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Benfica |
| Caps2: | 114 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Celta |
| Caps3: | 86 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 4 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20 November 2018 |
Franco Emanuel Cervi (pronounced as /es/; 26 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left wing-back for La Liga club Celta de Vigo.
A product of Rosario Central's youth system, Cervi made his league debut on 9 November 2014 against Estudiantes in a 1–0 home win. He replaced Hernán Encina after 66 minutes.[1] On 14 February 2015, he scored his first league goal against Racing Club.[2]
On 25 February 2016, Cervi made his debut in the Copa Libertadores against Nacional. He scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win against River Plate.[3]
On 15 September 2015, Cervi signed a six-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica with a release clause of €60 million.[4] [5] He continued to play for Rosario Central until May 2016 and joined Benfica on 24 June for the pre-season.[6] On his debut for Benfica, he scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Braga in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, on 7 August 2016, and was elected best player on pitch.[7]
On 29 December, Cervi became the first Benfica player to score in all Portuguese competitions in the same season – Supertaça, Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga respectively. In addition, he also scored in the UEFA Champions League.[8]
On 5 July 2021, Cervi joined Celta de Vigo.[9]
Cervi was selected in Argentina's 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,[10] however he did not make the final 18-man squad for the tournament.
Cervi made his international debut for Argentina in a 3–0 friendly win over Guatemala on 8 September 2018.[11]
Cervi, who is of Italian descent, possesses an Italian passport.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rosario Central | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |||||
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 22 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 56! | 7 | |||||
| Benfica | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 7 | |
| 2017–18 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | 38 | 5 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 107 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 164 | 21 | |||
| Celta | 2021–22 | La Liga | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 86 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 94 | 7 | ||||||
| Career total | 236 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 311 | 35 | |||
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cervi goal.
Benfica
Best Player[7]