Franco Watson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Nahuel Watson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Huracán (on loan from Lanús) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2021 | Instituto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Instituto | 66 | (6) |
| 2023– | Lanús | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Huracán (loan) | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:18, 23 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:06, 20 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Franco Nahuel Watson (born 25 July 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Argentine Primera División club Huracán, on loan from Lanús.
Club career
[edit]Watson is a youth product of Instituto, having joined at the age of 7 and working up their youth categories.[2] He started training with their senior team in 2019. He made his senior and professional debut with Instituto in a 2–1 Primera Nacional win over Quilmes on 4 January 2021.[3] On 22 April 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club.[4] He helped the club earn promotion to the 2023 Argentine Primera División.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Watson is of Italian descent through a grandfather from Palermo, and holds an Italian passport.[6] His father Sergio and older brother Nicolás are also footballers. He is one of 9 siblings.[7]
Playing style
[edit]Watson is a creative attacking midfielder who can play all along the frontline and as a winger as needed. He is an adept scorer and assister, and strong passer of the ball.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Franco Watson Estadísticas, Noticias, Biografía". ESPN.
- ^ "Mano a mano con Franco Watson: "Estoy muy contento con este presente"". La Nueva Mañana. 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Con la mínima diferencia, Instituto venció a Quilmes por 2 a 1". infobae.
- ^ "Instituto le renovó el contrato al juvenil Franco Watson". La Nueva Mañana. 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Italia, chi è Franco Watson, l'oriundo argentino in orbita Under 21". Today.
- ^ https://sportal.eu/2023/03/28/italy-mancini-targets-another-argentine-franco-watson/
- ^ "Futbolista, hincha, y papá orgulloso". La Nueva Mañana. 26 March 2021.
- ^ "FRANCO WATSON, UN NUOVO ORIUNDO PER GLI AZZURRI". 29 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Franco Watson at Soccerway
- Franco Watson at BDFA (in Spanish)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers
- Club Atlético Lanús footballers
- Club Atlético Huracán footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen