Marco Franco

Marco Franco (born October 6, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender.

Marco Franco

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-10-06) 6 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Chino Hills, California, United States
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2010–2013	UC Irvine Anteaters
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Orange County Blue Star	10	(0)
2013	OC Blues Strikers FC	5	(0)
2014	Chicago Fire	0	(0)
2014	→ Orange County Blues (loan)	4	(0)
2014	→ Indy Eleven (loan)	6	(0)
2015–2017	Indy Eleven	82	(0)
2018	Penn FC	26	(0)
2019–2020	Miami FC	27	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 4, 2020

Career

Youth & College

Franco played four years of college soccer at UC Irvine between 2010 and 2013.^[1] While at college, Franco also appeared for USL PDL club's Orange County Blue Star and OC Blues Strikers FC in 2012 and 2013 respectively.^[2]

Professional

On January 16, 2014, Franco was selected 13th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire.^[3]

Franco was loaned to USL Pro club Orange County Blues on August 8, 2014.^[4]

In September 2014, Franco joined NASL side Indy Eleven on loan.^[5]