Franco Zuculini
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Franco Zuculini | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | La Rioja, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Zaragoza | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Racing Club | 39 | (2) |
| 2009– | 1899 Hoffenheim | 7 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Genoa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Racing Club (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2011– | → Zaragoza (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Argentina U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009– | Argentina U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009– | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Franco Zuculini (born 5 September 1990 in La Rioja) is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Real Zaragoza.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Racing Club
Zuculini made his professional debut on 13 April 2008 for Racing. He has established himself as a starting central midfielder for the team in the Apertura 2008 and is a strong charging force on the field. He played the relegation against Belgrano de Cordoba in June 2008.
[edit] Hoffenheim
On 20 June 2009 left Racing Club and signed a contract with 1899 Hoffenheim.[1]
[edit] Genoa FC
Zuculini joined Genoa on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim for the entire season. Genoa paid €700,000 up front for the loan, with an option to buy him at any point. In January 2011, however, Zuculini went back to his home town club, Racing Club.
[edit] Real Zaragoza
On 12 August Zaragoza announced the signing of Zuculini on a season-long loan, with a view to a permanent transfer later in the year.
[edit] International career
In January 2009 Zuculini was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela.
Zuculini's was named by Argentina manager Diego Maradona in a squad of 14 local players called into a training camp for the Argentina National Team.[2] He made his senior international debut against Panama, on 20 May 2009.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Real Zaragoza official profile (Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
- Transfermarkt profile
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