Richard Franco
Paraguayan footballer (born 1992)
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Richard Darío Franco Acosta Escobar (born 16 July 1992) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Retrô.[1]
Full name
Richard Darío Franco Escobar
Date of birth
16 July 1992
Place of birth
Hernandarias, Paraguay
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Darío Franco Escobar | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Hernandarias, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Retrô | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | General Caballero | 34 | (4) |
| 2017–2021 | Sol de América | 103 | (13) |
| 2019 | → Avaí (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2020 | → CSA (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2022 | Náutico | 38 | (4) |
| 2023 | Remo | 20 | (3) |
| 2024– | Retrô | 24 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016– | Paraguay | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2024 | |||
Career
General Caballero
Sol de América
Avaí (loan)
CSA
On 30 December 2019 CSA signed Franco for the 2020 season.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 5 September 2020.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| General Caballero | 2016 | Primera División | 34 | 4 | – | – | – | 34 | 4 | |||
| Sol de América | 2017 | 31 | 7 | – | 3[a] | 0 | – | 34 | 7 | |||
| 2018 | 26 | 1 | – | 3[a] | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 16 | 2 | – | 3[a] | 0 | – | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 10 | ||
| Avaí (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 27 | 1 | – | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||
| CSA | 2020 | Série B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8[b] | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 138 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 155 | 16 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
- Seven appearances in Campeonato Alagoano, one appearance and one goal in Copa do Nordeste.
Honours
Club
- Náutico
- Retrô
