Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franco Gabriel Ibarra | ||
Date of birth | 28 April 2001 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Argentinos Juniors | 11 | (0) |
2021– | Atlanta United | 53 | (0) |
2023 | → Toronto 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.
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]
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.
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]
Ibarra represented Argentina's U18s at the 2019 COTIF Tournament. [1] [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Argentinos Juniors | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021 [nb 1] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Atlanta United | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
2022 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
2023 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
Total | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
Toronto FC (loan) | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
Career total | 71 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 0 |
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