Franco Baldassarra

Franco Baldassarra

Personal information
Full name	Franco Pedro Augusto Baldassarra [1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Santos Lugares, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder [2]
Team information
Current team	Platense
Number	32
Youth career
	Argentinos Juniors
2014–2019	Platense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Platense	107	(5)
2023–2024	→ Panetolikos (loan)	15	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:49, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Franco Pedro Augusto Baldassarra (born 29 September 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Platense. ^[3]

Career

Baldassarra joined Platense from Argentinos Juniors in 2014. ^{[1] [4]} He made the breakthrough into Platense's first-team in April 2019, as he made the bench for a Primera B Nacional match with Temperley. ^{[3] [5]} His senior debut arrived in that match, with Fernando Ruiz selecting him to replace Marcelo Vega with twenty minutes left of an away draw; it was his only 2018–19 appearance. ^[3] Baldassarra's first match of 2019–20 saw him make his first start in a win over Barracas Central on 29 October 2019. ^[3] Baldassarra netted his first senior goal on 27 January 2021 versus Atlético de Rafaela in the semi-finals of the play-offs, which Platense went on to win. ^[6]

Baldassarra made his Primera División debut on 21 February away against ex-club Argentinos Juniors. ^{[7] [8]}

Career statistics

As of 4 May 2025. ^{[3] [9]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Platense	2018-19	Primera Nacional	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2019-20		12	0	1	0	—		13	0
	2020-21		4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2021	Primera División	22	0	10	2	0	0	32	2
	2022		9	0	10	0	0	0	19	0
	2023		22	2	1	0	0	0	23	2
	2025		4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total		74	2	22	2	0	0	96	4
Panetolikos	2023-24	Super League	28	1	2	0	—		30	1
Career total			102	3	24	2	0	0	126	5

Honours

Platense

• Argentine Primera División: 2025 Apertura ^[10]

References

1. "Franco Pedro Augusto Baldassarra". Platense. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
2. "Franco Baldassarra". World Football. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
3. "Argentina - F. Baldassarra". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
4. "Platense va de tres en tres". Platense. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
5. "La generación dorada". Platense. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
6. "Platense fue superior y venció por dos a Atlético Rafaela en el Coloso del Parque". Infobae. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
7. "VOLVIÓ, ¿LO EXTRAÑABAN?". Vermouth Deportivo. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
8. "Platense volvió con gloria a la primera división con el triunfo ante Argentinos Juniors". Saavedra Online. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
9. "Ficha Estadistica de FRANCO BALDASSARRA". BDFA. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
10. "Platense defeat Huracán in Apetura decider to clinch first title". Buenos Aires Times. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

External links

• Franco Baldassarra at Soccerway