Franco Parisi (born 3 May 1983) is an Australian footballer.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franco Parisi | ||
Date of birth | (1983-05-03) 3 May 1983 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | APIA Leichhardt | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000 | A.I.S. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Sydney Olympic | 14 | (4) |
2001–2002 | Telstar | ||
2002–2003 | Sydney Olympic | 25 | (9) |
2003–2004 | Sydney United | 19 | (1) |
2005 | FC Baden | ||
2005–2006 | Newcastle Jets | 9 | (2) |
2006–2007 | New Zealand Knights | 1 | (0) |
2007– | APIA Leichhardt | 287 | (35) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2022 |
Franco plays as a striker for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Premier League. At age 18, Franco spent 6 months on trial at Italian giants AC Milan and a further 6 months at English giants Tottenham Hotspur.
In 2004, Franco played at the 2004 summer Olympic games for the Olyroos. Parisi was with the Australian A-League club Newcastle United Jets for the inaugural A-League season before joining the New Zealand Knights for a season.[2]
Since 2007, he has been leading the line for NSW Premier League team APIA Leichhardt Tigers.
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