Eder Franchini

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Franchini and the second or maternal family name is Pastén.

Eder Giovanni Franchini Pastén (born 26 July 1988) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Besides Chile, he has played in New Zealand.

Eder Franchini

Personal information
Full name	Eder Giovanni Franchini Pastén
Date of birth	(1988-07-26) 26 July 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ngaruawahia United
Number	15
Youth career
2001–2006	Huachipato
2007	Universidad de Concepción
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Manukau City
2012	Onehunga Sports
2012–2013	Waikato FC	13	(2)
2013–2014	Hamilton Wanderers
2014	Deportes Concepción (futsal)
2014–2015	Southern United	10	(0)
2015–2018	Waitakere United	42	(3)
2017	→ Glenfield Rovers (loan)
2018–2020	Glenfield Rovers
2020–2021	Manukau United
2021	West Coast Rangers	4	(0)
2021–2022	Manurewa AFC
2022	Ngaruawahia United
International career
2008	Chile (futsal)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2023

Career

As a youth player, Franchini was with Huachipato and Universidad de Concepción until 2007. After having no chances to play professional football in his homeland, he switched to futsal,^[2] also representing the Chile national team in the 2008 Copa América.^[3]

In 2012, he emigrated to New Zealand and began a football career by signing with Manukau City.^[2] He has had an extensive career in that country, playing for clubs such as Waikato FC,^[1] Hamilton Wanderers, coinciding with his compatriot Alexis Cárcamo,^[4] Southern United,^[5] Waitakere United,^[6] Glenfield Rovers,^[7] among others. In the New Zealand football, he also coincided with another compatriots such as Nicolas Zambrano and Martín Canales.^[6]

In 2014, he returned to Chile for a brief stint and played for the Deportes Concepción futsal team in the Copa Libertadores, coinciding with Bernardo Araya, the most successful Chilean futsal player. At the tournament, they got a historical win against Uruguayan club Peñarol.^[8][9]

In April 2022, he signed with Ngaruawahia United.^[5]

Personal life

At the same time he was a player of Waitakere United, he worked as a painter in a his friends' company.^[6] He made his home in Auckland, New Zealand, and started a painting company in 2019.^[10]