Franco León

Franco León

Personal information
Full name	Franco José León Genit
Date of birth	(1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Alianza Lima
2016–2019	Deportivo Municipal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Deportivo Municipal	1	(0)
2019	→ UTC Cajamarca (loan)	6	(0)
2020	Juan Aurich	7	(1)
2021	Carlos Stein	2	(0)
2021	Juan Aurich	4	(0)
2022–2023	Lucera
2023	Pirata	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Franco José León Genit (born 12 July 1998) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Early years

León is a product of Alianza Lima. In May 2015, he went on a trial at Hércules CF since he also had a European passport.^[2] The trial went well and he was offered to return in August. During the trial, León also played a friendly game for the club's B-team.^[3] However, he never officially signed for the club.

Deportivo Municipal

León joined Deportivo Municipal from Alianza Lima in 2016 and was later promoted to the club's reserve team, where he also became the captain. After good performances, he was called up for two Peruvian Primera División games in 2017, however, he remained on the bench in both games.^[4] He made his official debut on 25 November 2018 against Sport Huancayo.^[5]

In 2019, León was loaned out to UTC Cajamarca, where he made six appearances.^[4] He returned to Deportivo Municipal for the 2020 season.

Juan Aurich

In the summer 2020, León moved to Juan Aurich in the Peruvian Segunda División.^[6] With seven games played for the team, he left the club at the end of 2020.

Carlos Stein

In April 2021, León joined fellow second division club FC Carlos Stein.^[4]

Return to Juan Aurich

In August 2021 it was reported, that León had returned to Juan Aurich.^[7] He made a total of four appearances for the club.

Lucera Calcio

On 22 December 2021 it was confirmed, that León had signed with Italian Promozione club Lucera Calcio.^[8]

Pirata

After a year in Italy, León returned home to Peru, where he signed with Peruvian Segunda División side Pirata in March 2023.^[9]

References

1. Franco León at WorldFootball.net
2. Alianza Lima: Franco León, lateral que pasará pruebas en España, peru.com, 25 May 2015
3. Alianza Lima: Franco León pasó las pruebas en Hércules de España, peru.com, 5 June 2015
4. Franco León at Soccerway
5. Sport Huancayo venció a Municipal en duelo de equipos clasificados a Sudamericana, ovacion.pe, 25 November 2018
6. Juan Aurich: esta es la plantilla oficial que presentó el Ciclón para la Liga 2 Archived 2020-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, libero.pe, 23 September 2020
7. Liga 2: Juan Aurich suma tres refuerzos para la Fase 2, futbolperuano.com, 3 August 2021
8. Franco León jugará en el Lucera Calcio de la Liga Nacional Amateur de Italia, futbolperuano.com, 22 December 2021
9. PIRATA FC ASEGURÓ 5 NUEVOS JALES PARA LA TEMPORADA 2023 DE LA LIGA 2, rcrperu.com, 10 March 2023

External links

• Franco León at Soccerway