Franco Pérez (footballer, born 2001)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Marcelo Pérez Portillo | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Joaquín Suárez, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boston River | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Rentistas | 83 | (6) |
| 2023 | → Orlando City B (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023 | |||
Franco Marcelo Pérez Portillo (born 1 August 2001) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Uruguayan Primera División club Boston River.[1]
Career[edit]
Pérez is a youth academy graduate of Rentistas. He made his professional debut for the club on 7 March 2020, coming on as a 71st minute substitute for Gonzalo Vega in a 4–1 league victory over Deportivo Maldonado.[2] He made an instant impact in the match by scoring his team's second goal six minutes later.
In March 2023, Pérez was announced to have joined MLS Next Pro club Orlando City B on loan for the 2023 season with the option to buy.[3]
Pérez is a current Uruguayan youth international.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 22 October 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rentistas | 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 29 | 4 | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 27 | 1 | – | 6[b] | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 83 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 6 | ||
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in Primera División playoffs, one appearance in Torneo Apertura decider.
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Franco Pérez at Soccerway
- ^ "Rentistas vs. Deportivo Maldonado – 7 March 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Orlando City B announces roster for 2023 MLS NEXT Pro season". www.orlandocitysc.com. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "29 futbolistas convocados para el primer entrenamiento del año". 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
External links[edit]
- Franco Pérez at WorldFootball.net
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- C.A. Rentistas players
- Orlando City B players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- MLS Next Pro players
- Footballers from Canelones Department
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