Franco Pardo
Argentine footballer (born 1997)
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Franco Pardo (born 5 April 1997) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for Racing Club.[1]
Date of birth
5 April 1997
Place of birth
Córdoba, Argentina
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position
Centre-back[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Club | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belgrano | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Belgrano | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Estudiantes RC | 32 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Palestino | 27 | (0) |
| 2023 | All Boys | 26 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Unión Santa Fe | 61 | (5) |
| 2025– | Racing Club | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:05, 1 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Pardo started his Belgrano career in May 2017, making his professional debut on 8 May in an away win versus Vélez Sarsfield as a second-half substitute for Matías Suárez.[1][3][4] Having suffered a serious knee injury soon after, Pardo returned to the first-team set-up in May 2019 for a Copa Argentina encounter with Deportivo Riestra.[5][6]
In February 2021, Pardo joined Estudiantes de Río Cuarto.[7] A year later, in February 2022, Pardo moved to Chilean Primera División club Palestino.[8]