Franco Niell
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Niell | ||
| Date of birth | May 22, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Trelew, Argentina | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Lorenzo de Almagro | |||
| 2001–2004 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2012 | Argentinos Juniors | 75 | (15) |
| 2008 | → D.C. United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Gimnasia (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | → Deportivo Quito (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Querétaro (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2012 | Figueirense | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Gimnasia | 18 | (5) |
| 2013–2016 | Rosario Central | 67 | (15) |
| 2016–2018 | Gimnasia | 45 | (7) |
| 2018 | Guillermo Brown | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | Quilmes | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Barracas Central | 15 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 23 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
Franco Niell (born May 22, 1983, in Trelew, Chubut) is an Argentine football striker.
Career
Niell is of Scottish descent. Niell joined the Argentinos Juniors youth system in 2001, and debuted professionally on April 12, 2004. In his first match he came on as a substitute for Gustavo Oberman, and scored a goal in the 3–1 victory over Colón de Santa Fe.
On January 22, 2008, he signed on loan with D.C. United.[1][2] His first appearance for United was against Harbour View FC in the 2008 CONCACAF Champions Cup. On June 26, 2008, he was waived by D.C. United.[3]
On July 12, 2009, coming from the bench in the 18 m. of the ST, he scored arguably two of the most important goals of his career when he scored 2 goals with his team Gimnasia La Plata in the last minutes of the game (44 & 46 ST), goals that allowed Gimnasia to remain in the first division of the Argentinian League. Gimmnasia was playing with 9 men and needed 2 goals to keep the category against Atlético de Rafaela, team that did beat them 3–0 in the first match. The two goals were headers.[4]
In 2009 Niell was loaned to Deportivo Quito of Ecuador, and in 2011 he was loaned back to Querétaro F.C. of Mexico.[5]
References
- ^ "D.C. United Snap Up Tiny Argentine Niell". Goal.com. January 8, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
- ^ Goff, Steven (January 9, 2008). "Niell Close To Joining D.C. United". Washington Post. p. E02.
- ^ D.C. United: News: Article [permanent dead link]
- ^ Clarin: News: Article in Spanish
- ^ "Noticias de fútbol, marcadores en directo, resultados y fichajes | Goal.com Argentina".
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived March 29, 2012) (in Spanish)
- Guardian statistics
- Franco Niell at Soccerway
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Trelew
- Footballers from Chubut Province
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- Argentine people of Scottish descent
- D.C. United players
- Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
- S.D. Quito footballers
- Querétaro F.C. footballers
- Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn footballers
- Figueirense FC players
- Rosario Central footballers
- Quilmes Atlético Club footballers
- Barracas Central players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Major League Soccer players
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Liga MX players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States