Mateo Franzotti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateo García Franzotti[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Paraná, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kentucky Wildcats | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión de Santa Fe | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Kentucky Wildcats | 3 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Unión de Santa Fe | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024 | |||
Mateo García Franzotti (born 3 February 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for American university team Kentucky Wildcats.
Club career
[edit]Born in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Franzotti developed in the academy of Unión de Santa Fe. In 2021, a Uruguayan company affiliated with German football club FC Bayern Munich contacted representatives from Argentina, requesting highlight videos for defenders.[3] Franzotti, alongside teammate and compatriot Gerónimo Vidal, was selected to be part of the FC Bayern Munich World Squad, representing the Bavarian club in international friendlies.[4][5][6]
In 2024, Franzotti joined Kentucky Wildcats at the University of Kentucky.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 27 February 2023.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unión de Santa Fe | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- Notes
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mateo Franzotti at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Mateo Franzotti". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Martino, Andrés (13 September 2021). "Mateo Franzotti: "Tengo que tener los pies en la tierra"" [Mateo Franzotti: "I have to have my feet on the ground"]. unoentrerios.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Dos canteranos de Unión ante una experiencia internacional" [Two youth squads from Unión before an international experience]. unosantafe.com.ar (in Spanish). 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Fernández, José Tomas (7 July 2021). "La promesa argentina que está en la selección juvenil del Bayern Munich: "Es un equipo cálido"" [The Argentine promise that is in the youth team of Bayern Munich: "It is a warm team"]. argentina.as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Unión, el Bayern Munich y la búsqueda de un sueño" [Unión, Bayern Munich and the search for a dream]. tiempoadicionado.com (in Spanish). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Louisville men's soccer flies in 1-0 takedown of Kentucky". Spectrum News. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Mateo Franzotti at Soccerway
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