Franco Baldassarra

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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Platense 107 (5)
2023–2024Panetolikos (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]

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Platense 2018-19 Primera Nacional 100010
2019-2012010130
2020-21400040
2021 Primera División 22010200322
20229010000190
20232221000232
202540000040
Total74222200964
Panetolikos 2023-24 Super League 28120301
Career total1023242001265

Notes

    Honours

    Platense

    References

    1. 1 2 "Franco Pedro Augusto Baldassarra". Platense. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
    2. 1 2 "Franco Baldassarra". World Football. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.