André Franco

André Filipe Russo Franco (born 12 April 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Porto.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Russo and the second or paternal family name is Franco.
André Franco
Personal information
Full name André Filipe Russo Franco[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-12) 12 April 1998[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Porto
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2017 Sporting CP
2015–2016 → Belenenses (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Estoril 61 (13)
2022– Porto 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:31, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Estoril

Born in Lisbon, Franco spent almost all of his youth career with local Sporting CP,[2] with one year on loan to neighbouring C.F. Os Belenenses.[3] In 2018 he signed with G.D. Estoril Praia, being assigned to the under-23 team.

Franco made his competitive debut with the main squad on 3 August 2019, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute in a 1–1 away draw against F.C. Paços de Ferreira in the second round of the Taça da Liga (penalty shootout loss).[4] He played his first match in the LigaPro 15 days later, again from the bench, in the 1–2 home loss to S.C. Farense.[5]

In the 2020–21 season, Franco scored once in 20 games to help the club return to the Primeira Liga as champions.[6][7] He made his debut in the competition on 7 August 2021, starting and netting in the 2–0 win at F.C. Arouca.[8] He scored a further ten goals during the campaign, as his team easily avoided relegation;[9] one came in a 2–2 home draw with B-SAD on 24 April in which he, two teammates and as many opponents were sent off in a confrontation at the end.[10]

Porto

On 4 August 2022, Franco joined FC Porto on a five-year contract, for €4 million.[11] He debuted 24 days later in a 3–1 loss at Rio Ave F.C. as a late replacement for Iván Marcano,[12] and on 10 September he scored his first goal, coming off the bench to conclude a 3–0 home victory over G.D. Chaves with a close-range deflection.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 October 2023[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Estoril 2019–20 LigaPro 8 1 1 1 1 0 — — 10 2
2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 20 1 3 0 1 1 — — 24 2
2021–22 Primeira Liga 33 11 3 0 2 0 — — 38 11
Total 61 13 7 1 4 1 — — 72 15
Porto 2022–23 Primeira Liga 17 2 4 1 3 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 25 3
2023–24 Primeira Liga 5 0 1 1 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 8 1
Total 22 2 5 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 33 4
Career Total 83 15 12 3 7 1 3 0 0 0 105 19
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Estoril

Porto

References
  1. "André Franco" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. "Rafael Leão: o craque da dança que bate palmas só com uma mão" [Rafael Leão: the dance master who claps with only one hand] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. Ribeiro, João Paulo (30 June 2021). ""Pedro Marques pode jogar com Paulinho, tal como fazem Ronaldo e André Silva na seleção"" ["Pedro Marques can play with Paulinho, just as Ronaldo and André Silva do in the national team"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. "Paços de Ferreira elimina Estoril nos penáltis" [Paços de Ferreira eliminate Estoril on penalties]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  5. "Farense vence em casa do Estoril" [Farense win at Estoril]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  6. "Futebol | Época 2020/2021: O ano do "Mágico"" [Football | 2020/2021 season: The year of the "Wizard"] (in Portuguese). Cascais.pt. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. "Estoril-Mafra, 1–0: campeão despede-se da Liga Sabseg com vitória" [Estoril-Mafra, 1–0: champions say goodbye to Sabseg League with win]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  8. Almeida Santos, Rui (7 August 2021). "Arouca-Estoril, 0–2 (crónica)" [Arouca-Estoril, 0–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  9. "André Franco despede-se do Estoril: "Deram-me a mão quando estava sem rumo"" [André Franco says goodbye to Estoril: "They reached out when I was lost"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. "Final «quentinho» no Estoril-Belenenses vale castigos a quatro jogadores" ["Red hot" end of Estoril-Belenenses results in punishments for four players] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  11. "André Franco assina por cinco temporadas com o FC Porto" [André Franco signs for five seasons with FC Porto]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  12. "Nova surpresa na Liga: Rio Ave vence FC Porto" [Another surprise in the League: Rio Ave defeat porto]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  13. "De peito (sem querer...): foi assim que André Franco se estreou a marcar pelo FC Porto" [Off his chest (without meaning it...) this was how André Franco scored his first goal for FC Porto]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 September 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  14. André Franco at Soccerway
  15. André Franco at FootballDatabase.eu
  16. Kundert, Tom (4 June 2023). "Dominant Porto dispatch Braga to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  17. "Porto beat Sporting 2–0 to lift first Taça da Liga". PortuGOAL. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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