Gonçalo Franco

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Gonçalo Franco
Personal information
Full name Gonçalo Batista Franco[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Moreirense
Number 88
Youth career
2008–2010 Boavista
2010–2013 Porto
2014 Rio Ave
2014–2020 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Leixões 6 (0)
2020– Moreirense 36 (1)
National team
2019 Portugal U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:58, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Gonçalo Batista Franco (born 17 November 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Moreirense.

Club career[]

Born in Porto, Franco finished his youth career at Leixões S.C. after joining its academy at the age of 13. He made his LigaPro debut with the first team on 4 January 2020, featuring 83 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against F.C. Penafiel.[2]

Franco signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga club Moreirense F.C. in the summer of 2020.[3] He played his first match in the competition on 20 September, coming on as a late substitute in the 2–0 home victory over S.C. Farense.[4] He scored his first goal the following 10 May, closing the 2–1 away defeat of Portimonense SC.[5]

Personal life[]

Franco's father, Pedro, was also a footballer. A defender, he too represented Moreirense.[6]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 25 September 2020[7]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leixões 2019–20 LigaPro 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Moreirense 2020–21 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Notes

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Gonçalo Franco" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Leixões-Penafiel, 0–1: Triunfo vale subida ao 9.º lugar" [Leixões-Penafiel, 0–1: Win equals climb to 9th place]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ Freitas, Bruno (1 September 2020). "Gonçalo Franco é reforço de longa duração para o Moreirense" [Gonçalo Franco is long-term addition for Moreirense]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Moreirense vence Farense no regresso dos algarvios 18 anos depois" [Moreirense beat Farense as Algarveans return 18 years later]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Moreirense bate Portimonense com golo nos últimos minutos e aproxima-se dos lugares europeus" [Moreirense beat Portimonense with goal in last minutes and near European places] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Moreirense garante Gonçalo Franco por cinco épocas" [Moreirense confirm Gonçalo Franco for five seasons] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. ^ Gonçalo Franco at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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