Franco Carboni

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Franco Carboni
Personal information
Full name Franco Ezequiel Carboni[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)
left midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ternana
(on loan from Inter Milan)
Number 79
Youth career
2011–2019 Lanús
2019–2020
Catania
2020–2022 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Inter Milan 0 (0)
2022–2023Cagliari (loan) 13 (0)
2023–2024Monza (loan) 3 (0)
2024–Ternana (loan) 2 (1)
International career
2021 Italy U18 1 (1)
2022 Argentina U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024

Franco Ezequiel Carboni (born 4 April 2003) is an Argentine professional

left midfielder for Serie B club Ternana, on loan from Inter Milan
. Born in Argentina, Carboni represented both Italy and Argentina internationally at youth level.

Club career

Carboni started his career in his native Argentina with

Catania.[2] He only spent five months with Catania before his performances caught the attention of clubs across Europe. He signed for Inter Milan in January 2020.[3]

Having signed a new contract with the Nerazzurri in April 2022,[4] on 11 July 2022 of the same year Carboni was loaned out to Serie B club Cagliari for the rest of the season.[5] On 24 January 2023, he was recalled and subsequently loaned out to Serie A club Monza until the end of the campaign, with the deal including an option-to-buy for Monza and a counter-option for Inter Milan.[6]

On 9 January 2024, Carboni was recalled from Monza and joined Serie B club Ternana on loan for the remainder of the season.[7][8] On 20 January, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 league win over Cittadella.[9][10]

International career

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Carboni is eligible to represent both Italy and Argentina at international level.[1] Having played for the Italy U18 national team in 2021, scoring in a 3–1 friendly win over Austria, he switched allegiance to his native Argentina and was called up to the Argentina national team in 2022.[11][12]

Style of play

Initially a forward at Lanús, Carboni moved further down the pitch during his time in Italy, and mostly operates as a left wing-back or left midfielder.[2][13]

Personal life

Franco hails from a footballing family, with father Ezequiel having played for teams in Argentina and Europe. His brother, Valentín, is also a footballer.[2] Carboni holds both Argentine and Italian passports.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 January 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Milan 2022–23 Serie A 0 0
2023–24 Serie A 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cagliari (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 13 0 1 0 14 0
Monza (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 3 0 3 0
2023–24 Serie A 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Ternana (loan) 2023–24 Serie B 2 1 2 1
Career total 18 1 2 0 0 0 20 1

References

  1. ^ a b c d Franco Carboni at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c De Felice, Alessandro (15 April 2022). "Franco Carboni: Argentine teenager out to become Inter's new Zanetti". goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ Contento, Leandro (11 September 2021). "Conocé a Franco, el hijo de Carboni que juega en la Primera del Inter" [Meet Franco, Carboni's son who plays in Inter's First Division]. Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. ^ "L'Inter blinda Franco Carboni: il rinnovo di contratto è ufficiale" [Inter locks Franco Carboni: the contract renewal is official]. corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Carboni al Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Franco Carboni è biancorosso". AC Monza (in Italian). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Franco Carboni joins Ternana" (Press release). Inter Milan. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Mercato: dal Monza arriva Franco Ezequiel Carboni" (in Italian). Ternana. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  9. Goal.com
    (in Italian). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  10. ^ Maresca, Oscar (20 January 2024). "La Reggiana ferma la corsa del Como. Ternana show con il Cittadella". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  11. ^ Lea, Greg (24 March 2022). "Argentina World Cup 2022 squad: Lionel Scaloni names his final qualification squad". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  12. ^ Nemer, Roy (6 March 2022). "Franco and Valentin Carboni of Inter make Argentina preliminary team". mundoalbiceleste.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  13. ^ Tucci, Damiano (7 March 2022). "Argentina, a te Franco Carboni: classe 2003 giramondo con San Siro nel destino" [Argentina, Franco Carboni: born in 2003 as a globetrotter with San Siro in his destiny]. gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  14. ^ Franco Carboni at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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