Franco Watson

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Franco Watson
Personal information
Full name Franco Nahuel Watson
Date of birth (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lanús
Number 16
Youth career
2009–2021 Instituto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Instituto 66 (6)
2023– Lanús 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:02, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:06, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Franco Nahuel Watson (born 25 July 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Argentine Primera División club Lanús.

Club career

Watson is a youth product of Instituto, having joined at the age of 7 and working up their youth categories.[2] He started training with their senior team in 2019. He made his senior and professional debut with Instituto in a 2–1 Primera Nacional win over Quilmes on 4 January 2021.[3] On 22 April 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club.[4] He helped the club earn promotion to the 2023 Argentine Primera División.[5]

Personal life

Watson is of Italian descent through a grandfather from Palermo, and holds an Italian passport.[6] His father Sergio and older brother Nicolás are also footballers. He is one of 9 siblings.[7]

Playing style

Watson is a creative attacking midfielder who can play all along the frontline and as a winger as needed. He is an adept scorer and assister, and strong passer of the ball.[8]

References

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  6. ↑ https://sportal.eu/2023/03/28/italy-mancini-targets-another-argentine-franco-watson/
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External links

  • Franco Watson at Soccerway
  • Franco Watson at BDFA Script error: No such module "In lang".Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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