Emiliano Franco Pola (born 21 October 1994) he is a Spanish soccer player with Argentine nationality; professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Tepatitlán F.C. of the Liga de Expansión MX of México.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emiliano Franco Pola | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, España.[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tepatitlán F.C. | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Newell's Old Boys | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Douglas Haig | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Defensores de Belgrano | 18 | (0) |
| 2019 | Huracán Las Heras | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | AD Oliveirense | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ibiza | 15 | (3) |
| 2021 | UE Sant Julià | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Tepatitlán F.C. | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:50, 21 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Franco started his career with Newell's Old Boys.[1] He made his professional debut with the club during the 2016 Argentine Primera División season, playing the final thirty-two minutes of a 2–0 defeat to Temperley on 15 May 2016.[1] He made one further appearance a week later against Atlético Tucumán.[1] On 27 August 2017, Franco joined Torneo Federal A side Douglas Haig.[1][3] His first appearance arrived on 4 October versus Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1][4] Ahead of the 2018–19 Torneo Federal A, Franco was signed by Defensores de Belgrano.[1] After eighteen appearances, Franco then spent 2019–20 with Huracán Las Heras.[1]
In 2020, Franco switched Argentina for Portugal after agreeing terms with AD Oliveirense.[5] He made his debut in a Campeonato de Portugal defeat to Marítimo B on 9 February, which preceded three further appearances before the season's curtailment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The succeeding September saw Franco move to Spain with Tercera División team Ibiza.[6] He scored his first senior goal on debut against Manacor on 10 January.[7] His next goal arrived on 21 March versus Felanitx.[8]
He is the son of former Argentina international footballer Darío Franco.[9] Franco became stranded in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic, having also not been paid since his arrival.[5] He managed to return to his homeland in May after the Associação de Emergência Humanitária intervened.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2016 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Douglas Haig | 2017–18 | Torneo Federal A | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Defensores de Belgrano | 2018–19 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Huracán Las Heras | 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| AD Oliveirense | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ibiza | 2020–21 | Tercera División | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Career total | 54 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | |||