Franco Niell

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Franco Niell
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Personal information
Full name Franco Niell
Date of birth (1983-05-22) May 22, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Trelew, Argentina
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
San Lorenzo de Almagro
2001–2004 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2012 Argentinos Juniors 75 (15)
2008 → D.C. United (loan) 7 (0)
2008–2009 → Gimnasia (loan) 29 (4)
2009–2010 → Deportivo Quito (loan) 32 (2)
2011–2012 → Querétaro (loan) 18 (3)
2012 Figueirense 0 (0)
2012–2013 Gimnasia 18 (5)
2013–2016 Rosario Central 67 (15)
2016–2018 Gimnasia 45 (7)
2018 Guillermo Brown 10 (1)
2019 Quilmes 7 (1)
2019–2020 Barracas Central 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Franco Niell (born May 22, 1983, in Trelew, Chubut) is an Argentine football striker.

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Career

Niell is of Scottish descent. Niell joined the Argentinos Juniors youth system in 2001, and debuted professionally on April 12, 2004. In his first match he came on as a substitute for Gustavo Oberman, and scored a goal in the 3–1 victory over Colón de Santa Fe.

On January 22, 2008, he signed on loan with D.C. United. [1] [2] His first appearance for United was against Harbour View FC in the 2008 CONCACAF Champions Cup. On June 26, 2008, he was waived by D.C. United. [3]

On July 12, 2009, coming from the bench in the 18 m. of the ST, he scored arguably two of the most important goals of his career when he scored 2 goals with his team Gimnasia La Plata in the last minutes of the game (44 & 46 ST), goals that allowed Gimnasia to remain in the first division of the Argentinian League. Gimmnasia was playing with 9 men and needed 2 goals to keep the category against Atlético de Rafaela, team that did beat them 3–0 in the first match. The two goals were headers. [4]

In 2009 Niell was loaned to Deportivo Quito of Ecuador, and in 2011 he was loaned back to Querétaro F.C. of Mexico. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "D.C. United Snap Up Tiny Argentine Niell". Goal.com. January 8, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  2. ↑ Goff, Steven (January 9, 2008). "Niell Close To Joining D.C. United". Washington Post . p. E02.
  3. ↑ D.C. United: News: Article [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Clarin: News: Article in Spanish". Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Noticias de fútbol, marcadores en directo, resultados y fichajes | Goal.com Argentina".
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