Franco Soldano

Franco Soldano (born 14 September 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Boca Juniors, on loan from Greek side Olympiacos.

Franco Soldano

Personal information
Full name	Franco Soldano
Date of birth	14 September 1994
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Boca Juniors (on loan from Olympiacos)
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Unión-SU	26	(19)
2014–2018	Unión-SF	90	(22)
2019–	Olympiacos	6	(0)
2020–	→ Boca Juniors (loan)	20	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2021

Club career

Born in Cordoba, Soldano initially began his career with Unión de Sunchales in the lower leagues, catching the eye with strong performances. In 2010, he began playing in professional matches for the club, scoring a grand total of 19 goals in 26 games to attract the attention of Unión de Santa Fe. Struck by his ability, the latter opted to give him a chance, snapping the striker up in 2014. In four years at Santa Fe, Soldano competed in a grand total of 101 matches with the Argentinian side, registering 24 goals and four assists.

In December 2018, Greek team Olympiacos showed great interest in signing Argentinian forward.[1] Soldano, has been on the books of Union de Santa Fe in his native Argentina since 2014 after moving from Union Sunchales and holds dual nationality (Argentina, Italy). The club offered €1.1 million transfer fee for the 75% rights [sic] of the player, plus bonuses.[2] On 2 January 2019, he was presented as a player of Olympiacos. Soldano signed a 4,5 years' contract with Olympiacos and will earn around €400,000 per year.[3] On 6 February 2019, newly signed Argentinian forward received a clever pass from Giorgos Masouras, slotting the ball in with ease, for his maiden goal with the club, in a thrilling 3-3 away Greek Cup draw against Lamia.[4]

On 12 August 2019, Franco Soldano signed his contract with Argentinian giants Boca Juniors on loan from Olympiacos and was presented as a new player 'Xeneize', becoming the fifth and final reinforcement of the team commanded by Gustavo Alfaro. Soldano was loaned to Boca Juniors, for an initial loan fee of €400,000 with a purchase option of €4.5 million for the summer of 2020.[5] The striker, who comes from Greece, expressed his joy at reaching Boca: "I had no plans to return to Argentina so quickly, but Boca Juniors is an opportunity that cannot be missed. Since I was a child, my dream was to be able to come to the club of which I am a fan." In this way, Soldano joins Alexis Mac Allister, Jan Hurtado, Eduardo Salvio and Daniele de Rossi as the new reinforcements of Gustavo Alfaro's ensemble.[6] On 26 August 2019, Soldano scored after 19 seconds (the third faster goal in the history of the club) with a kick in a 1-0 away win game against Banfield.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 March 2020[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Unión de Santa Fe	2014	Argentine Primera División	4	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
	2015		18	2	3	1	0	0	21	3
	2016		7	1	2	0	0	0	9	1
	2016–17		20	6	1	0	0	0	20	6
	2017–18		27	11	2	1	0	0	29	12
	2018–19		14	2	1	0	0	0	15	2
	Total		90	22	11	2	0	0	101	24
Olympiakos	2018–19	Superleague Greece	6	0	3	1	0	0	9	1
Boca Juniors	2019-20	Argentine Primera División	13	2	1	0	3	0	17	2
Career total			109	24	15	3	3	0	127	27

Honours

Boca Juniors

• Primera División: 2019–20

References

1. "Οι χειρισμοί το Ολυμπιακού στην υπόθεση Σολδάνο". www.to10.gr.
2. "Sin opción, Unión deja salir a Franco Soldano". EL Litoral (in Spanish). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
3. Η πρώτη μέρα του Σολδάνο στον Ολυμπιακό / Soldano's first day in Greece (in Greek). Olympiakos. Youtube. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
4. "Λαμία - Ολυμπιακός 3-3". www.gazzetta.gr. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
5. "Ολυμπιακός: Η Μπόκα ανακοίνωσε Σολδάνο". www.sport24.gr. 12 August 2019.
6. "Boca presenta oficialmente a Franco Soldano". ar.marca.com. 12 August 2019.
7. "Σολδάνο: Σκόραρε στα 19 δευτερόλεπτα και μπήκε στην ιστορία της Μπόκα". www.sport24.gr. 26 August 2019.
8. "F. Soldano". uk.soccerway.com.

External links

• Franco Soldano at Soccerway
• "Franco Soldano". argentinesoccer.com.