Franco Catarozzi

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Franco Catarozzi
Personal information
Full name Franco Catarozzi Parafita
Date of birth (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Liverpool Montevideo
Number 5
Youth career
Montevideo City Torque
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 Montevideo City Torque 95 (6)
2025Nacional (loan) 1 (0)
2025– Liverpool Montevideo 3 (0)
International career
2024– Uruguay A' 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 December 2024

Franco Catarozzi Parafita (born 2 April 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liverpool Montevideo. [1]

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Club career

A youth academy graduate of Montevideo City Torque, Catarozzi made his professional debut on 4 February 2021 in a goalless draw against Defensor Sporting. [2] He scored his first goal on 15 April 2021 in a 2–0 Copa Sudamericana win against Fénix. [3]

In January 2025, Catarozzi joined Nacional on a season long loan deal. [4] After playing two official matches for the club, his contract was terminated in July. On 29 July 2025, he joined Liverpool Montevideo. [5]

International career

In August 2024, Catarozzi was named in Uruguay A' team squad for a friendly match against Guatemala. [6] On 1 September 2024, he made his Uruguay A' debut in a 1–1 draw against Guatemala. [7]

Career statistics

As of 30 July 2025 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montevideo City Torque 2020 UPD 8080
2021 UPD1825 [a] 1233
2022 UPD2101000220
2023 UPD22252274
2024 USD 262103 [b] 1303
Total95672513111010
Nacional (loan) 2025 UPD1000001 [c] 020
Liverpool Montevideo 2025UPD000000
Career total96672514111210
  1. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearances in playoffs
  3. Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya

Honours

Nacional

References

  1. 1 2 Franco Catarozzi at Soccerway
  2. "Debutantes de la 4a fecha del Torneo Clausura 2020". 5 February 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. "Fénix 0 - Montevideo City Torque 2: los ciudadanos pasan de fase en la Sudamericana" . Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. "Franco Catarozzi, flamante refuerzo de Nacional: "Es lo que siempre quise desde chico"" (in Spanish). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. "Liverpool concretó la incorporación de Franco Catarozzi, quien rescindió con Nacional" (in Spanish). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  6. "Selección local para jugar con Guatemala: 22 citados, con Schiappacasse y De Amores" (in Spanish). 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. "Amistoso: La selección local de Uruguay empató 1-1 con Guatemala en Fort Lauderdale". 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. "Supercopa Uruguaya: Nacional se coronó campeón al vencer a Peñarol 2-1 en el Centenario". 26 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.