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) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnasia | ||
| 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) | 31 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | → Deportivo Quito (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Querétaro (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Figueirense | 10 | (1) |
| 2013 | Gimnasia | 18 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Rosario Central | 50 | (12) |
| 2016 - | Gimnasia | 00 | (00) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 Jan 2016 | |||
Franco Niell (born May 22, 1983 in Trelew, Chubut) is an Argentine football striker who played for Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata of the Argentine Primera División.
Career
Niell is of Scottish decent. Neill 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
- ^ Clarin: News: Article in Spanish
- ^ http://www.goal.com/es-la/news/686/mercado/2011/06/12/2529486/mercado-franco-niell-deja-argentinos-y-se-incorpora-al
External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Trelew
- Argentine footballers
- Association football forwards
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- Argentine people of Scottish descent
- D.C. United players
- Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata footballers
- Deportivo Quito footballers
- Querétaro F.C. footballers
- Figueirense Futebol Clube players
- Rosario Central footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Major League Soccer players