Franco Baldassarra
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Pedro Augusto Baldassarra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Santos Lugares, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Kauno Žalgiris | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||
| 2014–2019 | Platense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Platense | 121 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | → Panetolikos (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2026– | FK Kauno Žalgiris | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Franco Pedro Augusto Baldassarra (born 29 September 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FK Kauno Žalgiris.[3]
Baldassarra joined Platense from Argentinos Juniors in 2014.[1][4] He made the breakthrough into Platense's first-team in April 2019, as he made the bench for a Primera B Nacional match with Temperley.[3][5] His senior debut arrived in that match, with Fernando Ruiz selecting him to replace Marcelo Vega with twenty minutes left of an away draw; it was his only 2018–19 appearance.[3] Baldassarra's first match of 2019–20 saw him make his first start in a win over Barracas Central on 29 October 2019.[3] Baldassarra netted his first senior goal on 27 January 2021 versus Atlético de Rafaela in the semi-finals of the play-offs, which Platense went on to win.[6]
Baldassarra made his Primera División debut on 21 February away against ex-club Argentinos Juniors.[7][8]
On 26 February 2026 Lithuanian Kauno Žalgiris Club officially announced about new player.[9][10]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Platense | 2018-19 | Primera Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019-20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2020-21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Primera División | 22 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 74 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 4 | ||
| Panetolikos | 2023-24 | Super League | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Career total | 102 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 5 | ||
Honours
Platense