Franco Ibarra
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Gabriel Ibarra | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tigre, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Rosario Central (on loan from Atlanta United) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Argentinos Juniors | 11 | (0) |
| 2021– | Atlanta United | 53 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Rosario Central (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Argentina U18 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2024 | |||
Franco Gabriel Ibarra (born 28 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Rosario Central on loan from Atlanta United.
Club career
[edit]Argentinos Juniors
[edit]Ibarra arrived in Argentinos Juniors in 2010, aged nine.[1][2] He would go on to make over one hundred competitive appearances in their youth system.[1] Ibarra made his breakthrough into first-team football in December 2019, coming off the bench to replace Francis Mac Allister in a Primera División draw at home to Estudiantes.[3] June 2020 saw Ibarra sign a new contract that would last until December 2024.[4] His next appearance wouldn't arrive until 31 October 2020 against San Lorenzo, though the defensive midfielder would leave the match prematurely after receiving a red card; as he would again nine games later versus Boca Juniors; his final appearance.[3][5]
Atlanta United
[edit]On 22 February 2021, Ibarra signed with Major League Soccer club Atlanta United[6] with a release clause amounting to €1,700,000 and his contract is valid until 2026.
Toronto FC
[edit]In July 2023, Ibarra was loaned to Major League Soccer club Toronto FC for six months with Atlanta receiving $50,000 in General Allocation Money.[7] The loan comes as a result of a logjam with the U-22 initiative roster slots, with the returns of Erik Lopez and Edwin Mosquera, there were four U-22 players with only three allotted spots.[8]
International career
[edit]Ibarra represented Argentina's U18s at the 2019 COTIF Tournament.[1][9]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021[nb 1] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta United | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Toronto FC (loan) | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup
Notes
[edit]- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "LOS 100 PARTIDOS DE IBARRA". Argentinos Juniors. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Franco Ibarra en Pasión Paternal: "Trabajo día a día para estar en la Primera"". Pasión Paternal. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Franco Ibarra at Soccerway
- ^ "Argentinos Juniors, renueva Franco Ibarra". TODOmercadoWEB. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "San Lorenzo no pudo con Argentinos". El Diario de La Pampa. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta United signs midfielder Franco Ibarra". Atlanta United FC. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Toronto FC acquire midfielder Franco Ibarra on loan from Atlanta United". Toronto FC. 10 July 2023.
- ^ Usry, Rob (6 July 2023). "Report: Atlanta United to loan out Franco Ibarra to get roster compliant". Dirty South Soccer.
- ^ "Los elegidos para defender el título". Olé. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de FRANCO IBARRA". BDFA. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Franco Ibarra at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- People from Tigre, Buenos Aires
- Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- Atlanta United FC players
- Toronto FC players
- Rosario Central footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Major League Soccer players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen