Franco Watson
Argentine footballer
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Franco Nahuel Watson (born 25 July 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Argentine Primera División club Lanús.
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]
| 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 | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lanús | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2021 | Instituto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Instituto | 66 | (6) |
| 2023– | Lanús | 15 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Huracán (loan) | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:56, 15 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:06, 20 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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
Honours
Lanús