Franco Sebastián Cristaldo (born 15 August 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays mainly as a midfielder for Grêmio.

Franco Cristaldo
Personal information
Full name Franco Sebastián Cristaldo
Date of birth (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Morón, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Grêmio
Number 10
Youth career
Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Boca Juniors 11 (1)
2016Elche (loan) 18 (1)
2016Rayo Vallecano (loan) 12 (1)
2017–2018Defensa y Justicia (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019San Martín SJ (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020Central Córdoba SdE (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2021Huracán (loan) 48 (6)
2022 Huracán 33 (13)
2023– Grêmio 34 (8)
International career
2012 Argentina U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:22, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Club career edit

Born in Morón, Buenos Aires, Cristaldo was a Boca Juniors youth graduate. On 16 November 2014 he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luciano Acosta in a 1–1 away draw against Arsenal de Sarandí.[1]

Cristaldo was definitely promoted to the main squad in January 2015 by manager Rodolfo Arruabarrena. He scored his first professional goal on 29 March, netting the last in a 3–0 home win against Estudiantes de la Plata.[2]

On 11 January 2016 Cristaldo joined Elche CF in Segunda División, on loan until the end of the season.[3]

Honours edit

Boca Juniors

Grêmio

References edit

  1. ^ "Arsenal y Boca no se sacaron ventajas" [Arsenal and Boca did not take advantages] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Boca aprovechó una ráfaga y liquidó a Estudiantes de la Plata" [Boca took advantage of a blast and liquidated Estudantes de la Plata] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Cristaldo se incorpora al Elche C.F." [Cristaldo joins Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). Elche's official website. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

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