| Nicolás Franco | |
| Birth Date: | 29 April 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Azul, Argentina |
| Position: | Centre-forward[1] |
| Currentclub: | San Martín SJ |
| Youthclubs1: | River Plate |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Freamunde (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Aldosivi (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | Oriente Petrolero |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Clubs6: | Peñarol |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022– |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 18:15, 26 July 2022 (UTC) |
Nicolás Franco (born 29 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for San Martín SJ.[2]
Franco played for the River Plate youth academy, featuring for the U20 side at the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[2] Franco started his senior career in 2016 with Argentine Primera División side River Plate, he was an unused substitute for a match with Vélez Sarsfield on 30 April.[2] [3] On 4 July 2016, Franco joined LigaPro side Freamunde on loan.[2] [4] He returned to River Plate six months later without featuring.[2] In July 2017, Aldosivi loaned Franco.[5] [6] He made his professional debut on 4 September in a Copa Argentina home loss to Vélez Sarsfield, prior to making a first league appearance against Santamarina on 16 September.[2]
Franco permanently departed River Plate in June 2018 to join Nueva Chicago of Primera B Nacional.[2] He scored nine goals in his sole season with them, notably netting braces against Independiente Rivadavia; once in the regular season and once in the play-offs, which they lost.[2] June 2019 saw Franco head abroad to Bolivian Primera División team Oriente Petrolero.[2] Seven goals occurred during 2019, which included braces over Real Potosí and Bolívar.[2] In March 2020, Franco headed to Uruguay with Peñarol.[7] He made his debut against Montevideo City Torque on 12 September, though was subbed off early due to injury.[8] [9]
Franco returned to Argentina with Patronato in January 2021.[2] After a year at Patronato, Franco signed with 30 January 2021}}.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| River Plate | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Freamunde (loan) | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aldosivi (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Nueva Chicago | 2018–19 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | ||||
| Oriente Petrolero | 2019 | Bolivian Primera División | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | ||||
| Peñarol | 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Patronato | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 47 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16 | ||||