Franco Flores (footballer, born 1987)

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Franco Flores
Personal information
Full name Franco Daniel Flores
Date of birth (1987-07-09) 9 July 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth La Rioja, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Right-back [2]
Team information
Current team
Deportivo Madryn
Youth career
Academia Ernesto Duchini
Gimnasia LP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Gimnasia LP 0 (0)
2008–2009 Argentino 6 (0)
2009–2012 Gimnasia Concepción 76 (3)
2012–2013 Boca Unidos 24 (1)
2013–2014 Guillermo Brown 30 (4)
2014 Las Palmas 11 (1)
2015 Gimnasia y Tiro 18 (1)
2016–2017 Guillermo Brown 53 (0)
2017–2018 Villa Dálmine 24 (1)
2018–2020 Instituto 26 (0)
2020–2021 Mitre 4 (0)
2021 Villa Dálmine 7 (0)
2022– Deportivo Madryn 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Franco Daniel Flores (born 9 July 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Deportivo Madryn. [1]

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Career

Gimnasia y Esgrima of La Plata were Flores' opening senior career club, they had signed him from Academia Ernesto Duchini. [3] He didn't appear in the Primera División but was a professional with them for three years. [4] 2008 saw Flores join Argentino of Torneo Argentino B. [4] Six appearances followed. [4] Concepción del Uruguay's Gimnasia y Esgrima became his third employers in 2009, he went on to score three times - one in each of his three seasons - across seventy-six fixtures for the club. [4] Boca Unidos (Primera B Nacional) and Guillermo Brown (Torneo Argentino A) stints subsequently occurred, along with five goals. [1]

After spending the 2014 campaign in tier four with Las Palmas, Flores joined Gimnasia y Tiro in January 2015. [1] [4] Flores was sent off on his first start for Gimnasia y Tiro, prior to netting goals against Altos Hornos Zapla and Alvarado in the 2015 Torneo Federal A. [1] Guillermo Brown of Primera B Nacional resigned Flores at the end of that season, with him remaining until August 2017 when he departed to sign for Villa Dálmine. [1] [5] Ten months later, Flores moved to fellow second tier team Instituto. [1] [6] He made his debut on 31 August 2018 during a home defeat to Agropecuario. [1] [7] He'd leave after two seasons there. [1]

Mitre became Flores' tenth different club in August 2020. [8] [9]

Career statistics

As of 28 August 2020. [1] [4]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Argentino 2008–09 Torneo Argentino B 60000060
Boca Unidos 2012–13 Primera B Nacional 2411000251
Guillermo Brown 2013–14 Torneo Argentino A 304001 [lower-alpha 1] 0314
Las Palmas 2014 Torneo Argentino B 1110000111
Gimnasia y Tiro 2015 Torneo Federal A 181006 [lower-alpha 2] 1242
Guillermo Brown 2016 Primera B Nacional 1700000170
2016–17 3600000360
Total5300000530
Villa Dálmine 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 241001 [lower-alpha 3] 0251
Instituto 2018–19 80000080
2019–20 1800000180
Total2600000260
Mitre 2020–21 Primera B Nacional 00000000
Career total193810712019
  1. Appearance(s) in the Torneo Argentino A play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs

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