Franco de Paula Ferreira (born 27 January 1993), simply known as Franco, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguesa, on loan from São José-SP.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco de Paula Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Uberlândia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portuguesa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Uberlândia | ||
| 2010 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | ||
| 2013 | Joinville | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Uberlândia | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Joinville | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | Mogi Mirim | 19 | (1) |
| 2016 | Cabofriense | 10 | (3) |
| 2016–2019 | Rio Claro | 49 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Macaé (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Maringá (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → América de Natal (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | FC Cascavel | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Uberlândia | 17 | (2) |
| 2022 | Velo Clube | 16 | (2) |
| 2022 | Pérolas Negras | 20 | (3) |
| 2023 | Velo Clube | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Portuguesa Santista | 16 | (5) |
| 2024– | São José-SP | 13 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Portuguesa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 6 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editFranco was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, and began his career with hometown side Uberlândia EC. After making his senior debut at the age of 17 in 2010, he moved on loan to Cruzeiro.
After returning to Uberlândia, Franco joined Joinville in 2013, initially for the under-20s. After making his debut with the main squad in the Copa Santa Catarina, he featured in 12 matches in the 2014 Série B as the club achieved promotion as champions.[1]
On 6 February 2015, Franco terminated his contract with JEC,[2] and signed for Mogi Mirim five days later.[3] On 31 May 2016, after a short period at Cabofriense, he moved to Rio Claro.[4]
In the following three years, Franco served loans at Série C side Macaé Esporte and Série D sides Maringá and América de Natal. Ahead of the 2020 season, he agreed to a contract with FC Cascavel.[5]
In December 2021, Franco was included in Velo Clube's squad for the upcoming campaign.[6] On 26 October of the following year, after playing for Pérolas Negras, he returned to Velo.[7]
On 2 June 2023, Franco joined Portuguesa Santista for the year's Copa Paulista.[8] On 16 April 2024, after being a regular starter as the club won the state cup, he moved to São José-SP.[9]
On 2 August 2024, Franco was loaned to Portuguesa for the remainder of the year.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of 15 November 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Uberlândia | 2010 | Mineiro | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Joinville | 2014 | Série B | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Mogi Mirim | 2015 | Série B | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Cabofriense | 2016 | Carioca | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Rio Claro | 2016 | Paulista | — | — | — | — | 15[a] | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | Paulista A2 | — | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | 16[a] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||||
| 2019 | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | 8[a] | 1 | 24 | 3 | |||||
| Total | — | 49 | 4 | — | — | 39 | 2 | 88 | 6 | |||||
| Macaé (loan) | 2017 | Série C | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Maringá (loan) | 2018 | Série D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| América de Natal (loan) | 2019 | Série D | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| FC Cascavel | 2020 | Série D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Uberlândia | 2021 | Série D | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Velo Clube | 2022 | Paulista A2 | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Pérolas Negras | 2022 | Série D | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 6[b] | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Velo Clube | 2023 | Paulista A2 | — | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Portuguesa Santista | 2023 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | 15[a] | 8 | 15 | 8 | ||||
| 2024 | — | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||||
| Total | — | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 8 | 32 | 13 | ||||
| São José-SP | 2024 | Série D | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Portuguesa (loan) | 2024 | Paulista | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 81 | 7 | 139 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 10 | 286 | 32 | ||
Honours
editJoinville
Portuguesa Santista
- Copa Paulista: 2023
References
edit- ^ "Em MG, Franco conta trajetória, festeja Série B e planeja 2015 no Joinville" [In MG, Franco tells his path, celebrates the Série B and plans 2015 at Joinville] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Fora dos planos, Joinville rescinde contrato com o volante Franco" [Out of the plans, Joinville rescind contract with defensive midfielder Franco] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Mogi anuncia meia campeão da Série B pelo Joinville e finaliza contratações" [Mogi announce midfielder champion of the Série B for Joinville and end signings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "De olho na Copinha, Rio Claro anuncia contratação de mais dois reforços" [Aiming the Copinha, Rio Claro announce signing of two more additions] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Conheça o elenco do FC Cascavel para 2020" [Know the squad of FC Cascavel for 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Alerta Paraná. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Velo Clube apresenta elenco com 22 jogadores para Série A2 do Campeonato Paulista" [Velo Clube present squad with 22 players for the Campeonato Paulista Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Velo Clube anuncia retorno de cinco atletas e deixa outros 10 com acertos encaminhados" [Velo Clube announce the return of five athletes and leave another 10 with deals set] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Portuguesa Santista anuncia os primeiros reforços para a Copa Paulista" [Portuguesa Santista announce the first additions for the Copa Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AA Portuguesa. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "São José contrata destaque de adversário" [São José sign a spotlight from opponent] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jogando Juntos. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Portuguesa oficializa a contratação do meia Franco" [Portuguesa turn official the signing of midfielder Franco] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Franco at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2024.