Franco Zapiola
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Zapiola Yamartino | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Magdalena, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Platense | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estudiantes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Estudiantes | 77 | (5) |
| 2024– | Platense | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:23, 6 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Franco Zapiola Yamartino (born 19 February 2001) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Platense.
Career
[edit]Born in Magdalena, Buenos Aires, Zapiola was an Estudiantes de La Plata youth graduate. He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 17 July 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Sánchez Miño in a 3–0 away win over Sarmiento.[1]
Zapiola subsequently established himself as a first team regular,[2] and scored his first senior goal on 2 April 2022, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 3–3 away draw against Godoy Cruz; six days later, he scored his team's fourth in a 4–1 Copa Libertadores home routing of Vélez Sarsfield.
In October 2022, Zapiola extended this contract until the end of 2024 having made over 50 appearances for the club in the league and cups, including his debut in the Copa Libertadores.[3]
On 18 July 2024, Zapiola joined Platense for a fee of $500,000, signing a three-year contract.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 12 December 2023.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2021 | Primera División | 19[nb 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 32[nb 1] | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 46 | 6 | |||
| 2023 | 15[nb 1] | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 66 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
Honours
[edit]Estudiantes
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
[edit]- ^ "Es Una Joya: a increíble estadística de Franco Zapiola en Estudiantes" [He is a pearl: the incredible statistic of Franco Zapiola at Estudiantes]. El Editor Platense (in Spanish). 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "¿Serán los últimos partidos de Franco Zapiola en Estudiantes?" [Will these be the last matches of Franco Zapiola at Estudiantes?]. El Editor Platense (in Spanish). 21 September 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Estudiantes se aseguró a dos de sus mayores promesas" [Estudiantes assured two of their biggest prospects]. TyC Sports (in Spanish). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Estudiantes vendió el cincuenta por ciento de Franco Zapiola a Platense por U$S 500.000". www.infocielo.com (in Spanish). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Franco Zapiola at Soccerway
- ^ "¡ESTUDIANTES CAMPEÓN! Venció a Vélez por penales y se consagró en la Copa de la Liga 2024". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Franco Zapiola at Soccerway