Franco Pérez (footballer, born 2001)

Franco Marcelo Pérez Portillo (born 1 August 2001) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Orlando City B on loan from Uruguayan Primera División club Rentistas.[1]

Franco Pérez
Personal information
Full name Franco Marcelo Pérez Portillo
Date of birth (2001-08-01) 1 August 2001
Place of birth Joaquín Suárez, Uruguay
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Orlando City B
(on loan from Rentistas)
Number 46
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Rentistas 83 (6)
2023–Orlando City B (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023

Career

Pérez is a youth academy graduate of Rentistas. He made his professional debut for the club on 7 March 2020, coming on as a 71st minute substitute for Gonzalo Vega in a 4–1 league victory over Deportivo Maldonado.[2] He made an instant impact in the match by scoring his team's second goal six minutes later.

In March 2023, Pérez was announced to have joined MLS Next Pro club Orlando City B on loan for the 2023 season with the option to buy.[3]

Pérez is a current Uruguayan youth international.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 October 2022[1]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rentistas2020Uruguayan Primera División2944[lower-alpha 1]1335
2021 2716[lower-alpha 2]0331
2022 270270
Career total835006041936
  1. Three appearances and one goal in Primera División playoffs, one appearance in Torneo Apertura decider.
  2. Appearances in Copa Libertadores.

References

  1. Franco Pérez at Soccerway
  2. "Rentistas vs. Deportivo Maldonado – 7 March 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. "Orlando City B announces roster for 2023 MLS NEXT Pro season". www.orlandocitysc.com. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. "29 futbolistas convocados para el primer entrenamiento del año". 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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