Franco Calderón
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Ezequiel Calderón | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Hermoso Campo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Santa Fe | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charata Juniors | |||
| Cooperativista | |||
| 2015–2019 | Unión Santa Fe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Unión Santa Fe | 59 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 14 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Franco Calderón (born 13 May 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Unión Santa Fe.[1]
Career
Calderón's senior career began with Unión Santa Fe.[1][3][4] He previously had youth stints with Charata Juniors and Cooperativista.[5][6] Leonardo Madelón moved the defender into the first-team set-up in 2018–19, subsequently selecting Calderón to start a Copa de la Superliga first round, first leg at the Estadio La Ciudadela on 13 April 2019; he appeared for the full duration of a 1–1 draw.[1][7] By the conclusion of 2019–20, Calderón had made thirteen appearances in all competitions for Unión; a period in which he scored his first goal, netting in a Copa Argentina first round defeat to Primera C Metropolitana's Dock Sud.[1]
Personal life
Calderón's twin brother, Pablo, is also a professional footballer.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of 28 August 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Argentina - F. Calderón". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Franco Calderón at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Franco Calderón a la pretemporada con Unión de Santa Fe". Radio Charata. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Los dos equipos de Unión para el primer amistoso". Uno Santa Fe. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Franco Calderón, de Hermoso Campo a la Primera de Unión de Santa Fe". Movilero Charata. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "LOS MELLI CALDERÓN SE PRUEBAN EN UNIÓN DE SANTA FÉ". Radio Charata. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Madelón presentó una lista con nombres nuevos para enfrentar San Martín de Tucumán". Agenciafe. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Pablo Calderón firmó contrato con Unión". Uno Santa Fe. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Pablo Calderón firmó su contrato a préstamo con Unión". Aire De Santa Fe. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
External links
- Franco Calderón at Soccerway