Franco Armani
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Full name | Franco Armani[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 October 1986||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Casilda, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||
Current team | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Deportivo Merlo | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2018 | Atlético Nacional | 135 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2018– | River Plate | 102 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Argentina | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:57, 21 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2021 |
Franco Armani (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾaŋko aɾˈmani]; born 16 October 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Argentina national team.[2]
Club career[]
Franco Armani left Deportivo Merlo in 2010 for Medellin's Atletico Nacional. He stayed for 8 seasons and became their first choice goalkeeper. He was described as a hero to the Nacional fans, particularly being praised as an effective and reliable shot-stopper.[3] Armani would go on to win thirteen trophies, including the Copa Libertadores – South America's Champions League – against Independiente del Valle in 2016.[4]
In January 2018, River Plate paid Armani's buyout clause to Nacional, a reported $3 million.[5] On 11 January 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Los Millonarios, which was renewed for an additional year in May 2018.[6]
On 14 March 2018, he was named man of the match in River's 2–0 triumph over arch rivals Boca Juniors for the 2017 Supercopa Argentina. The man of the match award was sponsored by the fast food company Burger King and he was literally 'crowned' on the pitch after the game.[7]
International career[]
Armani married a Colombian and applied for citizenship.[8] Colombia were reportedly interested in naturalising Armani so that he could play for their national team; however, he wished to return to Argentina to press his case for a World Cup berth with the nation of his birth.[9]
Armani has impressed for River, being described by Olé as a goalkeeper who wins matches.[10]
In June 2018, Armani was named in Argentina's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia by manager Jorge Sampaoli.[11] On 26 June, he made his international debut starting in place of Willy Caballero for Argentina's final group match against Nigeria;[12] Argentina advanced to the second round as group runners-up following a 2–1 victory.[13] On 30 June, Armani started in the Round of 16 match against France, which saw Argentina eliminated from the tournament following a 4–3 defeat.[14]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 25 November 2020[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ferro Carril Oeste | 2006–07 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2007–08 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Deportivo Merlo | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2009–10 | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
Total | 37 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
Atlético Nacional | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2011 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
2012 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2013 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
2014 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
2015 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
2016 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
2017 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
Total | 135 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 247 | 0 | |
River Plate | 2017–18 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 57 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 104 | 0 | |
Career total | 231 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 390 | 0 |
1 Includes Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
2 Includes Superliga Colombiana, Recopa Sudamericana, FIFA Club World Cup, Supercopa Argentina and Copa de la Superliga
International[]
- As of 28 June 2021[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 8 | 0 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 |
Honours[]
Atlético Nacional
- Categoría Primera A: 2011-I, 2013-I, 2013-II, 2014-I, 2015-II, 2017-I
- Copa Colombia: 2012, 2013, 2016
- Superliga Colombiana: 2012, 2016
- Copa Libertadores: 2016
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2017
River Plate
- Supercopa Argentina: 2017, 2019
- Copa Libertadores: 2018; runner-up: 2019
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2019
- Copa Argentina: 2019
- Primera Division: 2021
Argentina
References[]
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Argentina – F. Armani – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "World Cup intrigue at River Plate".
- ^ "Atlético Nacional v Independiente del Valle Live Commentary & Result, 28/07/2016, Copa Libertadores - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "River Plate will pay the $3 million release clause for Atletico Nacional's Franco Armani. He will sign for 3 years with River". 3 January 2018.
- ^ "River blindó a Armani: contrato hasta 2022 y cláusula de 20 millones" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 30 May 2018.
- ^ "River Plate keeper wears Burger King crown".
- ^ "Argentine goalkeeper Armani seeks Colombian citizenship – Xinhua – English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com.
- ^ IANS (2 January 2018). "Argentine keeper Armani returns home to chase World Cup dream". Business Standard.
- ^ https://www.workdsoccer/news/tim-vickerys-notes-south-america-argentinas-goalkeeping-problem-401024%3Fsource%3Ddam[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ Malyon, Ed (26 June 2018). "Argentina to drop Willy Caballero as players force switch to 4-3-3 in attempt to save World Cup campaign". The Independent.
- ^ "Nigeria 1 – 2 Argentina". BBC. 26 June 2018.
- ^ Clarey, Andrew Das and Christopher (30 June 2018). "Argentina vs. France: World Cup 2018 Live". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Franco Armani". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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