Franco Fragapane

Franco Fragapane
Personal information
Full nameFranco Rodrigo Fragapane
Date of birth6 February 1993
Place of birthLas Heras, Argentina
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Elche B
Youth career
Huracán Las Heras
EF Ariel Gómez
2005–2013Boca Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–Boca Juniors3(0)
2014–→ Elche B (loan)25(2)
2014–→ Elche (loan)1(0)
National team
2011Argentina U235(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Franco Rodrigo Fragapane (born 6 February 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Elche CF Ilicitano, on loan from Boca Juniors, as a forward.

Club career

Born in Las Heras, Mendoza, Fragapane joined Boca Juniors' youth setup in 2005, aged 12,[1] after impressing in a trial.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 1 March 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home success over Central Córdoba de Rosario, for the season's Copa Argentina.[3]

Fragapane played regularly with the reserve side during the following seasons, and made his Primera División debut on 8 December 2013, again from the bench in a 1–1 home draw against Gimnasia La Plata.[4] He appeared in two further matches during the campaign, with Boca finishing second overall.

On 12 July 2014 Fragapane moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Spanish Segunda División B side Elche CF Ilicitano on loan, with a buyout clause.[5] On 6 December he made his debut with the main squad, replacing Coro in a 0–2 La Liga home loss against Atlético Madrid.[6]

International career

Fragapane was one of the 22-man selected for 2011 Pan American Games. He appeared five times during the tournament, scoring once (against Costa Rica on 21 October 2011).[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Franco Fragapane pide cancha" [Franco Fragapane calls for a place] (in Spanish). Diario Uno. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Fragapane: "Ojalá en alguno de estos tres partidos me pongan un ratito”" [Fragapane: "Maybe one of these three matches put me in a little"] (in Spanish). Más Deportes. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Copa Argentina: Boca fue demasiado para Central Córdoba" [Copa Argenitna: Boca was too much for Central Córdoba] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Boca jugó con la camiseta rosa y empató 1-1 con Gimnasia" [Boca played with the pink shirt and drew by 1–1 with Gimnasia] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Fragapane y Moha refuerzan el ataque del filial" [Fragapane and Moha bolster the reserves' attack] (in Spanish). Elche's official website. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Giménez se confirma en Elche" [Giménez confirms himself in Elche] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Argentina goleó 3-0 a Costa Rica" [Argentina thrashed Costa Rica by 3–0] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

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