Gianfranco Facchineri (born 27 April 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gianfranco Facchineri[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Windsor Ciociaro | |||
| Windsor FC Nationals | |||
| Vardar SC | |||
| 2018–2020 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Atlético Ottawa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → San Diego Loyal (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Canada U17 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2020 | |||
Facchineri was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario.[2] He played youth soccer with local clubs Windsor Ciociaro SC, Windsor Soccer Club and Windsor FC Nationals, and later American club Vardar SC.[2]
In 2018, Facchineri joined the academy of MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC. On 23 January 2020, he signed a first-team Homegrown Player contract with the Whitecaps.[3] On 6 July 2020, Facchineri was loaned to Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.[4] He made his professional debut on 19 August against Valour FC.[5] In August 2021, Facchineri would be loaned to USL Championship side San Diego Loyal for the remainder of the 2021 season.[6]
In February 2022, Vancouver announced they were enacting a buyout of Facchineri's contract, ending his time at the club.[7]
In 2016 and 2017, Facchineri participated in three under-15 identification camps organized by the Canadian Soccer Association.[8] In 2019, Facchineri was called up to the Canadian under-17 team for the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he made four appearances and was named co-captain of the team.[8][9] He subsequently played for the under-17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, making three more appearances.[8]