Franco Nicolás Quiroz (born 11 March 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Atlético de Rafaela.[1]

Franco Quiroz
Personal information
Full name Franco Nicolás Quiroz
Date of birth (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Concordia, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back[2]
Team information
Current team
Atlético de Rafaela
Youth career
Monseñor Rösch
Wanderers de Concordia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Wanderers de Concordia
2015–2020 Colón 8 (0)
2020Agropecuario (loan) 0 (0)
2020 General Díaz 3 (0)
2021–2022 San Telmo 27 (1)
2022San Martín T. (loan) 10 (0)
2023 Chacarita Juniors 32 (0)
2024– Atlético de Rafaela 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:54, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Quiroz began playing at an early age for the youth of Monseñor Rösch, who preceded spells in the academies of Wanderers de Concordia, where he made his senior bow as a fifteen-year-old, and Colón.[3][4] In his senior career with Colón, he was an unused substitute on six occasions for the club in 2017 and 2018 - four of which came in Primera División matches while the other two occurred in the Copa Sudamericana in mid-2018 for ties with São Paulo and Atlético Junior.[1][5] His professional bow eventually arrived on 28 January 2019, with the defender completing the full ninety minutes of a 2–0 victory over Argentinos Juniors.[1][6]

After nine appearances for Colón, Quiroz departed on loan in January 2020 to Primera B Nacional's Agropecuario.[7] He didn't make an appearance in the second tier, before returning to his parent club in June.[8] In October 2020, Quiroz terminated his contract with Colón and soon moved to Paraguayan Primera División club General Díaz.[9] He debuted in a 4–3 home defeat to Libertad on 11 November, featuring for fifty-six minutes before being replaced by Diego Doldán.[1]

On 1 March 2021, Quiroz returned to his homeland and joined San Telmo.[10] In January 2022, Quiroz joined San Martín de Tucumán on a loan deal until the end of 2023 with a purchase option.[11] In January 2023, Quiroz joined Chacarita Juniors on a one-year deal.[12] Ahead of the 2024 season, Quiroz joined Atlético de Rafaela.[13]

Career statistics

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As of 29 December 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colón 2015 Argentine Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2019–20 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Agropecuario (loan) 2019–20 Primera B Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Díaz 2020 Paraguayan Primera División 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Argentina - F. Quiroz". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ^ Franco Quiroz at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Entrerriano firmó su primer contrato y está listo para debutar en la Superliga". El Entre Ríos. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Gano Colon con el concordiense Franco Quiroz entre los concentrados". Activa Concordia. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Franco Quiroz, la apuesta de Eduardo Domínguez". Uno Santa Fe. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Franco Quiroz firmó su primer contrato en Colón". Sin Mordaza. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Colón: la historia de Franco Quiroz para llegar a Primera". Uno Santa Fe. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ^ "El mercado en tiempos de pandemia". SOY Deportes. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. ^ Hace oficial a sus nuevas incorporaciones, hoy.com.py, 21 October 2020
  10. ^ Dos jugadores pusieron la firma y se sumaron al plantel, soloascenso.com.ar, 1 March 2021
  11. ^ Franco Quiroz ya practica en San Martín de Tucumán, grupolaprovincia.com, 13 January 2022
  12. ^ ✍️ REFUERZOS..., twitter.com, 3 January 2023
  13. ^ El lateral Franco Quiroz, ex-Colón, es el segundo refuerzo de Atlético de Rafaela, lt10.com.ar, 25 December 2023
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