Franco Carboni

Franco Carboni

Franco Carboni (2024)
Personal information
Full name	Franco Ezequiel Carboni [1]
Date of birth	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina [1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s)	Left-back, left midfielder
Team information
Current team	Venezia (on loan from Inter Milan)
Number	79
Youth career
2011–2019	Lanús
2019–2020	Catania
2020–2022	Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Inter Milan	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Cagliari (loan)	13	(0)
2023–2024	→ Monza (loan)	3	(0)
2024	→ Ternana (loan)	19	(1)
2024	→ River Plate (loan)	0	(0)
2024–	→ Venezia (loan)	1	(0)
International career
2021	Italy U18	1	(1)
2022	Argentina U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024

Franco Ezequiel Carboni (born 4 April 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for Serie A club Venezia, on loan from Inter Milan. Born in Argentina, Carboni represented both Italy and Argentina internationally at youth level.

Club career

Carboni started his career in his native Argentina with Lanús, before leaving for Italy at the age of sixteen, when his father accepted the job of youth coordinator at Catania. ^[2] He only spent five months with Catania before his performances caught the attention of clubs across Europe. He signed for Inter Milan in January 2020. ^[3]

Having signed a new contract with the Nerazzurri in April 2022, ^[4] on 11 July 2022 of the same year Carboni was loaned out to Serie B club Cagliari for the rest of the season. ^[5] On 24 January 2023, he was recalled and subsequently loaned out to Serie A club Monza until the end of the campaign, with the deal including an option-to-buy for Monza and a counter-option for Inter Milan. ^[6]

On 9 January 2024, Carboni was recalled from Monza and joined Serie B club Ternana on loan for the remainder of the season. ^{[7] [8]} On 20 January, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 league win over Cittadella. ^{[9] [10]}

On 12 July 2024, Carboni returned to Argentina by joining Primera División club River Plate on an 18-month loan, with an option to buy and a buyback clause in favour of Inter. ^{[11] [12]} Following the sacking of manager Martín Demichelis and the appointing of the returning Marcelo Gallardo, Carboni's spell with Los Milionarios came to an end after less than two months and without any official appearance, as he was not part of the new manager's plans. ^[13] Subsequently, on 30 August 2024, Carboni officially joined Serie A club Venezia on a season-long loan. ^[14]

International career

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Carboni is eligible to represent both Italy and Argentina at international level. ^[1] Having played for the Italy U18 national team in 2021, scoring in a 3–1 friendly win over Austria, he switched allegiance to his native Argentina and was called up to the Argentina national team in 2022. ^{[15] [16]}

Style of play

Initially a forward at Lanús, Carboni moved further down the pitch during his time in Italy, and mostly operates as a left wing-back or left midfielder. ^{[2] [17]}

Personal life

Franco hails from a footballing family, with father Ezequiel having played for teams in Argentina and Europe. His brother, Valentín, is also a footballer. ^[2] Carboni holds both Argentine and Italian passports. ^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 September 2024 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Inter Milan	2022–23	Serie A	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2023–24	Serie A	—		—		—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cagliari (loan)	2022–23	Serie B	13	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
Monza (loan)	2022–23	Serie A	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2023–24	Serie A	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Ternana (loan)	2023–24	Serie B	19	1	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	21	1
Venezia (loan)	2024–25	Serie A	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			36	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	40	1

1. Appearances in Serie B relegation play-out

References

1. Franco Carboni at WorldFootball.net
2. De Felice, Alessandro (15 April 2022). "Franco Carboni: Argentine teenager out to become Inter's new Zanetti". goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
3. Contento, Leandro (11 September 2021). "Conocé a Franco, el hijo de Carboni que juega en la Primera del Inter" [Meet Franco, Carboni's son who plays in Inter's First Division]. Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
4. "L'Inter blinda Franco Carboni: il rinnovo di contratto è ufficiale" [Inter locks Franco Carboni: the contract renewal is official]. corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
5. "Carboni al Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari. 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
6. "Franco Carboni è biancorosso". AC Monza (in Italian). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
7. "Franco Carboni joins Ternana" (Press release). Inter Milan. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
8. "Mercato: dal Monza arriva Franco Ezequiel Carboni" (in Italian). Ternana. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
9. Torrisi, Antonio (20 January 2024). "Un altro Carboni in goal: in Ternana-Cittadella prima gioia tra i professionisti per Franco". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
10. Maresca, Oscar (20 January 2024). "La Reggiana ferma la corsa del Como. Ternana show con il Cittadella". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
11. @RiverPlate (12 July 2024). "¡Bienvenido, Franco Carboni! ⚪️❤️⚪" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
12. "INTER, FRANCO CARBONI AL RIVER PLATE" (in Italian). Sport Mediaset. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
13. "Franco Carboni: "Gallardo mi ha detto che non avrei trovato spazio. Ho colto al volo l'opportunità del Venezia"" (in Italian). Alfredo Pedullà. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
14. "Franco Carboni al Venezia FC" (Press release). Venezia FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
15. Lea, Greg (24 March 2022). "Argentina World Cup 2022 squad: Lionel Scaloni names his final qualification squad". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
16. Nemer, Roy (6 March 2022). "Franco and Valentin Carboni of Inter make Argentina preliminary team". mundoalbiceleste.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
17. Tucci, Damiano (7 March 2022). "Argentina, a te Franco Carboni: classe 2003 giramondo con San Siro nel destino" [Argentina, Franco Carboni: born in 2003 as a globetrotter with San Siro in his destiny]. gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
18. Franco Carboni at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

External links

• Franco Carboni FIGC Italy U18 profile (in Italian)