Marco Franco

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Marco Franco
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-10-06) 6 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Chino Hills, California, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2010–2013 UC Irvine Anteaters
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Orange County Blue Star 10 (0)
2013 OC Blues Strikers FC 5 (0)
2014 Chicago Fire 0 (0)
2014 → Orange County Blues (loan) 4 (0)
2014 → Indy Eleven (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2017 Indy Eleven 82 (0)
2018 Penn FC 26 (0)
2019–2020 Miami FC 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 4, 2020

Marco Franco (born October 6, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender.

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Career

Youth & College

Franco played four years of college soccer at UC Irvine between 2010 and 2013. [1] While at college, Franco also appeared for USL PDL club's Orange County Blue Star and OC Blues Strikers FC in 2012 and 2013 respectively. [2]

Professional

On January 16, 2014, Franco was selected 13th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire. [3]

Franco was loaned to USL Pro club Orange County Blues on August 8, 2014. [4]

In September 2014, Franco joined NASL side Indy Eleven on loan. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Marco Franco - UC Irvine". www.ucirvinesports.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Marco Franco - SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us.
  3. ↑ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Defender Marco Franco". 25 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "NEW FACES FOR BLUES 4 players added to roster in time for visit to Pittsburgh". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  5. ↑ "ELEVEN ADD DEFENDER MARCO FRANCO". indyeleven.com. Indy Eleven. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.


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