| Franco Orozco | |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Ezeiza, Argentina[1] |
| Height: | 1.68 m[2] |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Currentclub: | Krylia Sovetov Samara |
| Clubnumber: | 32 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lanús |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | Lanús |
| Caps1: | 77 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | → Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U15 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Argentina U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Argentina U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 17 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 3 November 2019 |
Franco Orozco (born 9 January 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Russian club Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan from Lanús.
Orozco progressed through the Lanús youth system.[3] [4] He was promoted into the club's senior squad under manager Luis Zubeldía towards the end of 2020, initially featuring in pre-season action which saw him score in a win over Gimnasia y Esgrima on 21 October.[5] A week later, Orozco made his competitive first-team debut in a 3–2 victory over São Paulo in the Copa Sudamericana; replacing Braian Aguirre early in the second half. The winger did the same on 31 October in a Copa de la Liga Profesional loss at home to Boca Juniors. He scored his first senior goal at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes against Talleres on 9 November.
Orozco scored twice in a Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen second leg victory over Bolívar on 2 December 2020. After further Copa de la Liga goals against Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central, the winger netted on his Copa Argentina debut on 23 February against Primera C Metropolitana's Real Pilar.
On 22 February 2024, Orozco moved to Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan until the end of 2024, with an option to buy.[6]
Orozco represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level; appearing in over thirty matches in total.[7] [8] For the U15s, he scored one goal (versus Paraguay) as they won the 2017 South American U-15 Championship on home soil.[7] For the U17s, Orozco scored two goals in his sole appearance at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup against Tajikistan; having played seven times earlier that year at the South American U-17 Championship in Peru.[9] [10]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lanús | 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5[11] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |
| 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 16 | |||
| Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||||
| Career total | 94 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 19 | |||