Franco Israel

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Franco Israel
Personal information
Full name Franco Israel Wibmer
Date of birth (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23
Number 1
Youth career
2010–2016 Club Artesano
2016–2018 Nacional
2018–2020 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Juventus U23 36 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Uruguay U17 6 (0)
2017 Uruguay U18 7 (0)
2018–2019 Uruguay U20 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:45, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2019

Franco Israel Wibmer (born 22 April 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group A club Juventus U23.

Club career[]

Israel joined Nacional in 2016 and was part of their youth team which won 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[2]

On 17 August 2018, Italian club Juventus announced the signing of Israel on a five-year deal.[3] He made his professional debut on 28 September 2020 in Juventus U23's 2–1 league win against Pro Sesto.[4] On 24 November, the first team's squad Andrea Pirlo called up Israel for a UEFA Champions League match against Ferencváros; he will have been called up three other times in the 2020–21 season.[5]

International career[]

Israel is a former Uruguay youth international. He has represented Uruguay at several tournaments including 2019 South American U-20 Championship and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6][7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 1 February 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus U23 2020–21 Serie C 18 0 — 2[b] 0 20 0
2021–22 Serie C 18 0 — 1[c] 0 19 0
Total 36 0 0 0 3 0 39 0
Career total 36 0 0 0 3 0 39 0
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

Personal life[]

On 1 January 2022, he tested positive for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Italy;[8] he fully recovered by 10 January 2022.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Franco Israel at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Nacional U20 vs. Independiente U20 - 24 February 2018". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Juventus, preso il giovane portiere uruguaiano Franco Israel". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Juventus II vs. Pro Sesto - 28 September 2020". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. ^ Franco Israel at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ^ "1 - Franco Israel - AUF". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Datos del plantel Sub-20 de Uruguay". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (2022-01-01). "Juventus U23, Israel positivo al Covid. Il comunicato". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  9. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (2022-01-10). "Juventus U23, sei giocatori guariti dal Covid! Il comunicato". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.

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