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Franco Vega

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Franco Vega
Personal information
Full name Franco Agustín Vega
Date of birth (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Cutral Co, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Alvarado
Youth career
Petrolero Argentino
ACDC Patagonia
Boca Juniors
Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Vélez Sarsfield 0 (0)
2021–2022Estoril (loan) 0 (0)
2023Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) 13 (0)
2024Huachipato (loan) 0 (0)
2025– Alvarado 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024

Franco Agustín Vega (born 9 September 2001) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alvarado.

Career

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Born in Cutral Co, Argentina, Vega was with the city team, Petrolero Argentino, ACDC Patagonia and Boca Juniors before joining the Vélez Sarsfield youth system.[1][2] Having trained with the first team since 2020,[3] he signed his first professional contract in 2021 with them. In August of the same year, he was loaned to Portuguese club Estoril on a deal for a year with an option to buy,[4] making appearances for the under-23 team and winning the 2021–2022 Liga Revelação.[5]

Despite Vega was promoted to the Estoril first team,[6] he returned to Vélez Sarsfield[7] and was subsequently loaned to Arsenal de Sarandí for the 2023 season.[8] For the 2024 season, he joined on loan to Huachipato in the Chilean top division.[9] At the end of the year, he ended his contract with Vélez Sarsfield.[10]

In 2025, Vega returned to his country of birth and joined Alvarado.[11]

Personal life

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Vega is of Chilean descent since his paternal grandparents are Chilean, being eligible to represent both Argentina and Chile.[2][1] He got the Chilean nationality in 2023.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cid, Angela (8 August 2020). "La selección chilena en busca de Franco Vega". 299 Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Un juvenil de Vélez, en la mira de la Selección de Chile". IAM Noticias (in Spanish). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Franco Vega, la "joyita" de Vélez que está en la mira de la Roja". Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ Vega, Diego (20 September 2021). "Promesa chilena se va a Europa: "Estoy muy feliz, era un sueño"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Deslocação ao Seixal sem pontos". EstorilPraia.pt (in Portuguese). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ^ "FRANCO VEGA". EstorilPraia.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ ""Ojalá pueda quedarme y pelear un lugar"". C. A. Vélez Sarsfield (in Spanish). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Franco Vega jugará a préstamo en Arsenal". 299 Deportes (in Spanish). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ Barrera, Cristian; Tapia, Carlos (14 December 2023). "El campeón mueve el mercado: Huachipato se refuerza con Franco Vega, argentino-chileno seguido por la Roja". La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ^ Francke, Lucas (16 January 2025). "Recibió el llamado de La Roja: volante argentino se despidió de Vélez Sarsfield y ahora quedó libre". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Franco Vega y Brian Blasi vestirán la camiseta de Alvarado". El Marplatense (in Spanish). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  12. ^ Vega, Diego (16 December 2023). "Es refuerzo de Huachipato y se ilusiona con la Roja: "El fútbol chileno está muy competitivo... es una alegría"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2025. Franco Vega ya es oficialmente chileno: "Recibí mi pasaporte y toda la documentación"
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