Sunny Franco

Sunny Franco

Personal information
Full name	Sunny Kathleen Franco
Date of birth	(1997-06-10) June 10, 1997 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth	Australia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Newcastle Jets
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Brisbane Roar	13	(2)
2015–2016	Sydney FC	12	(0)
2016–2017	Brisbane Roar	6	(0)
2017–2018	Western Sydney Wanderers	2	(0)
2017–2020	Manly United
2020–2021	Newcastle Jets	12	(2)
2021	Brisbane Roar	1	(0)
2021–	Newcastle Jets	6	(1)
National team
	Australia U-17	8	(9)
2014–	Australia U-19	3
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 13 February 2022

Sunny Kathleen Franco (born 10 June 1997) is an Australian women's soccer player who plays for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League.

Club career

Queensland is known to have been producing players of calibre for the Matildas, from Sue Monteath to current captain, Clare Polkinghorne. Sunny Franco has retained this legacy as Matildas captain under the U17 contingent. ^{[2] [3]}

While the team is gearing up for the AFC U16s Girls Championships, Franco is headed for doubling as a World Cup qualifier and a major contender to represent Australia. The sixteen year player has fortified her position within the past year by producing remarkable goal scores in the Championship qualifiers last November in Manila. ^[2]

Fast and quick to react, her yielding skill has been a result of her hard work training with a coach and undergoing a vigorous sprint-training. An aggressive midfielder reminding one of fellow Queenslander Tameka Butt, she is noted for her "pace, confidence on the ball, vision, technical ability, physicality and an eye for goal". ^[2]

Brisbane Roar

In October 2014 she scored her first W-League goal against Melbourne. ^[4] A month later she scored six goals in the AFC U-19 qualifier for Australia. ^[5]

In October 2016, Franco returned to Brisbane Roar. ^[6]

Manly United

Franco joined Manly United in April 2017. ^[7]

Western Sydney Wanderers

Franco joined Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2017–18 season. ^[8]

Newcastle Jets

Franco returned to the W-League in December 2020, joining Newcastle Jets ^[9]

Return to Brisbane Roar

In March 2021, following the conclusion of the 2020–21 W-League regular season, Franco joined Brisbane Roar ahead of the finals series. ^[10]

Return to Newcastle Jets

Following the finals series of the 2020–21 W-League season, Franco returned Newcastle Jets, signing with them for the 2021–22 W-League season. ^[11]

References

1. "Brisbane Roar [Women] » Players from A-Z". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
2. "Sunny days ahead for Franco". thewomensgame.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
3. "Sunny shines as Australia seals qualification". the-afc.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
4. "W-League Rd 6 - Brisbane v Melbourne | Getty Images". Gettyimages.de. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
5. "Sunny Franco stars as Australia accounts for Singapore 19-0 – The Women's Game". Thewomensgame.com. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
6. "Brisbane Roar release squad members for Season 9". The Women's Game. 21 October 2016.
7. Raward, Charlie (27 April 2017). "Franco in the mood to entertain this season". Manly United.
8. Odong, Ann (8 September 2017). "Western Sydney Wanderers' Season 10 squad takes shape". The Women's Game. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017.
9. Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (18 December 2020). "Both Chloe O'Brien and Sunny Franco come to the Hunter with plenty of W-League experience and will be vital cogs in the Jets 2020/21 campaign" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. "Franco returns to Roar for Westfield W-League Finals Series". Brisbane Roar. 30 March 2021.
11. "Sunny Franco returns to Jets". Newcastle Jets . 20 August 2021.

External links

• Sunny Franco at Soccerway