Franco Ibarra

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Franco Ibarra
Personal information
Full name Franco Gabriel Ibarra
Date of birth (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Tigre, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rosario Central
(on loan from Atlanta United)
Number 5
Youth career
2010–2019 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Argentinos Juniors 11 (0)
2021– Atlanta United 53 (0)
2023Toronto FC (loan) 7 (0)
2024–Rosario Central (loan) 17 (0)
International career
2019 Argentina U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024

Franco Gabriel Ibarra (born 28 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Rosario Central on loan from Atlanta United.

Contents

Club career

Argentinos Juniors

Ibarra arrived in Argentinos Juniors in 2010, aged nine. [1] [2] He would go on to make over one hundred competitive appearances in their youth system. [1] Ibarra made his breakthrough into first-team football in December 2019, coming off the bench to replace Francis Mac Allister in a Primera División draw at home to Estudiantes. [3] June 2020 saw Ibarra sign a new contract that would last until December 2024. [4] His next appearance wouldn't arrive until 31 October 2020 against San Lorenzo, though the defensive midfielder would leave the match prematurely after receiving a red card; as he would again nine games later versus Boca Juniors; his final appearance. [3] [5]

Atlanta United

On 22 February 2021, Ibarra signed with Major League Soccer club Atlanta United [6] with a release clause amounting to €1,700,000 and his contract is valid until 2026.

Toronto FC

In July 2023, Ibarra was loaned to Major League Soccer club Toronto FC for six months with Atlanta receiving $50,000 in General Allocation Money. [7] The loan comes as a result of a logjam with the U-22 initiative roster slots, with the returns of Erik Lopez and Edwin Mosquera, there were four U-22 players with only three allotted spots. [8]

International career

Ibarra represented Argentina's U18s at the 2019 COTIF Tournament. [1] [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 October 2023 [3] [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Argentinos Juniors 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 100000000010
2021 [nb 1] 100000000100
Total11000000000110
Atlanta United 2021 Major League Soccer 160003 [lower-alpha 1] 000190
2022 20020220
2023 17010180
Total53030003000590
Toronto FC (loan) 2023 Major League Soccer701 [lower-alpha 2] 080
Career total71030003010780
  1. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Appearance in Leagues Cup

    Notes

    1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 "LOS 100 PARTIDOS DE IBARRA". Argentinos Juniors. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
    2. "Franco Ibarra en Pasión Paternal: "Trabajo día a día para estar en la Primera"". Pasión Paternal. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
    3. 1 2 3 Franco Ibarra at Soccerway
    4. "Argentinos Juniors, renueva Franco Ibarra". TODOmercadoWEB. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
    5. "San Lorenzo no pudo con Argentinos". El Diario de La Pampa. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
    6. "Atlanta United signs midfielder Franco Ibarra". Atlanta United FC. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
    7. "Toronto FC acquire midfielder Franco Ibarra on loan from Atlanta United". Toronto FC . 10 July 2023.
    8. Usry, Rob (6 July 2023). "Report: Atlanta United to loan out Franco Ibarra to get roster compliant". Dirty South Soccer.
    9. "Los elegidos para defender el título". Olé. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
    10. "Ficha Estadistica de FRANCO IBARRA". BDFA. Retrieved 3 November 2020.