Franco Calderón
Argentine footballer (born 1998)
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Franco Ezequiel Calderón (born 13 May 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Universidad de Chile.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Ezequiel Calderón | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Hermoso Campo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charata Juniors | |||
| Cooperativista | |||
| 2015–2019 | Unión Santa Fe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Unión Santa Fe | 115 | (3) |
| 2024– | Universidad de Chile | 21 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2024 | |||
Career
Calderón's senior career began with Unión Santa Fe.[1][3][4] He previously had youth stints with Charata Juniors and Cooperativista.[5][6] Leonardo Madelón moved the defender into the first-team set-up in 2018–19, subsequently selecting Calderón to start a Copa de la Superliga first round, first leg at the Estadio La Ciudadela on 13 April 2019; he appeared for the full duration of a 1–1 draw.[1][7] By the conclusion of 2019–20, Calderón had made thirteen appearances in all competitions for Unión; a period in which he scored his first goal, netting in a Copa Argentina first round defeat to Primera C Metropolitana's Dock Sud.[1]
In 2024, he moved to Chile and joined Universidad de Chile.[8]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of 28 August 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana