| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 27, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valour FC | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Windsor Ciociaro SC | |||
| Windsor FC Nationals | |||
| Vardar SC | |||
| 2018–2020 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| 2022 | Tecumseh SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Windsor Lancers | 21 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Atlético Ottawa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → San Diego Loyal (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Windsor City FC | 15 | (2) |
| 2024– | Valour FC | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Canada U17 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 19, 2020 | |||
Gianfranco Facchineri, also known as Frankie Facchineri, [1] (born April 27, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Canadian Premier League club Valour FC.
Facchineri was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario to an Italian family. [2] He played youth soccer with Windsor Ciociaro SC at age five. [3] [4] He later played with the Windsor FC Nationals and Migichan's Vardar SC. [5] He played with the Ontario provincial team at U14 and U15 levels. [5] In 2016, he was invited to join the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy, but declined the opportunity as he felt he was too young. [6] Two years later in August 2018, he then joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy. [7] He began playing with the Whitecaps U17 and U19 sides, before moving to their development side in 2019. [8] In August 2019, he began training with the Whitecaps first team. [9] In 2019, he was the Whitecaps FC BMO RESP Academy Male Player award recipient. [10] [11]
In 2022, he began attending the University of Windsor, where he played for the Windsor Lancers men's soccer team. [12] He scored his first goal on 18 September 2022 against the McMaster Marauders. [13] (His father had previously played for the Lancers as well). [14] On 25 September 2022, he scored two goals in a 9-0 victory over the Algoma Thunderbirds to help Windsor win their first game of the season. [15] In 2023, he was named an OUA West First Team All-Star. [16]
In January 2020, Facchineri signed a first-team Homegrown Player contract with the Whitecaps. [17] [18] In July 2020, he was loaned to Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League. [19] [20] He made his professional debut on August 19, 2020, against Valour FC. [21] In August 2021, he was loaned to USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC. [22] [23] In February 2022, he was released by the Whitecaps, with the club buying out the remainder of his contract. [24] [25]
In 2022, he played in the League1 Ontario Reserve Division with Tecumseh SC U21. [26] In March 2023, he joined Windsor City FC in the League1 Ontario Premier Division. [27] [28] He was named the L1O Defender of the Year and a First Team All-Star in 2023. [29] [30]
In December 2023, he was selected in the second round (ninth overall) of the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft by Valour FC. [16] In April 2024, he signed a U Sports contract with the club, allowing him to maintain his university eligibility. [31] On July 21, 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a match against Atlético Ottawa. [32] In August 2024, he extended his U Sports contract through the remainder of the season, rather than to return to university. [33] During the 2024 season, he was named to the CPL Team of the Week on two occasions. [34] In December 2024, he signed a two-year professional contract with the club through 2026. [35] [36]
He made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2016, at the age of 13, attending a U15 identification camp. [37] In 2019, he was named to the Canadian U17 team for the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he served as team captain. [38] [39] On 12 May, he scored the winning penalty kick in the shootout during the quarter-finals against Costa Rica U17, to earn Canada qualification for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, [40] [41] for which he was also named to the squad for. [42] [43] Across, the two tournaments, he played every minute for the team in their seven matches. [44]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Ottawa (loan) | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| San Diego Loyal SC (loan) | 2021 | USL Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Windsor City FC | 2023 [46] | League1 Ontario | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | 15 | 2 | |||
| Valour FC | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 26 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | ||