Franco Racca

Franco Emiliano Racca (born 15 January 1992) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.^[2]

Franco Racca

Personal information
Full name	Franco Emiliano Racca
Date of birth	(1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Leones, Argentina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position	Centre-back[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Sarmiento	32	(3)
2013–2014	→ Chacarita Juniors (loan)	22	(0)
2014–2020	Chacarita Juniors	16	(1)
2016–2019	→ Deportivo Morón (loan)	45	(1)
2019–2020	→ Atlético de Rafaela (loan)	16	(3)
Total		131	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Racca's career started with local club Sarmiento.^[2][3] He featured thirty-two times and scored three goals across the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons in Torneo Argentino B.^[3] In June 2013, Racca was signed on loan by Primera B Metropolitana's Chacarita Juniors.^[2][4] Twenty-six appearances followed, which preceded the club signing him permanently on 30 June 2014.^[2] He subsequently scored his first goal for them, netting during a draw with Villa Dálmine on 23 September in a campaign which ended with promotion to Primera B Nacional.^[2] After nineteen months in tier two, Racca was loaned to Deportivo Morón in 2016.^[2][5]

He made his debut for Deportivo Morón on 30 August in the Copa Argentina against Newell's Old Boys, before scoring for the first time during a Primera B Metropolitana fixture with Platense as they went on to win the 2016–17 title.^[2] Racca remained with Morón until June 2019.^[2] Upon returning to Chacarita, Racca was immediately loaned back out again to Atlético de Rafaela.^[6] He made sixteen appearances and scored three goals; versus Santamarina, Instituto and Quilmes.^[2] Racca's loan with Rafaela expired in June 2020, with the defender subsequently announcing his retirement from professional football.^[7]

Career statistics

Club statistics^[2]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chacarita Juniors (loan)	2013–14	Primera B Metropolitana	22	0	4	0	—		—		0	0	26	0
Chacarita Juniors	2014		10	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	10	1
	2015	Primera B Nacional	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	1
	2016		5	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	5
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2017–18	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2018–19	Primera B Nacional	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		38	1	4	0	—		—		0	0	42	1
Deportivo Morón (loan)	2016–17	Primera B Metropolitana	25	1	3	0	—		—		0	0	28	1
	2017–18	Primera B Nacional	8	0	4	0	—		—		0	0	12	0
	2018–19		12	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	12	0
	Total		45	1	7	0	—		—		0	0	52	1
Atlético de Rafaela (loan)	2019–20	Primera B Nacional	16	3	0	0	—		—		0	0	16	3
Career total			99	5	11	0	—		—		0	0	110	5

Honours

Deportivo Morón^[2]

• Primera B Metropolitana: 2016–17