Franco Calderón
Personal information
Full name Franco Ezequiel Calderón
Date of birth (1998-05-13) 13 May 1998
Place of birth Hermoso Campo, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Universidad de Chile
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 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024

Franco Ezequiel Calderón (born 13 May 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Universidad de Chile.[1]

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

Calderón's twin brother, Pablo, is also a professional footballer.[9][10]

Career statistics

As of 28 August 2020.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Unión Santa Fe 2018–19 Primera División 000010000010
2019–20 8011102[lower-alpha 1]000121
Career total 8011202000131
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Argentina - F. Calderón". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Franco Calderón at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Franco Calderón a la pretemporada con Unión de Santa Fe". Radio Charata. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Los dos equipos de Unión para el primer amistoso". Uno Santa Fe. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Franco Calderón, de Hermoso Campo a la Primera de Unión de Santa Fe". Movilero Charata. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "LOS MELLI CALDERÓN SE PRUEBAN EN UNIÓN DE SANTA FÉ". Radio Charata. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Madelón presentó una lista con nombres nuevos para enfrentar San Martín de Tucumán". Agenciafe. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  8. ↑ Santibáñez, Felipe (3 January 2024). "Franco Calderón es nuevo refuerzo de la Universidad de Chile". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Pablo Calderón firmó contrato con Unión". Uno Santa Fe. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Pablo Calderón firmó su contrato a préstamo con Unión". Aire De Santa Fe. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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