Eder Franchini

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Franchini and the second or maternal family name is Pastén.
Eder Franchini
Personal information
Full name Eder Giovanni Franchini Pastén
Date of birth (1988-07-26) 26 July 1988
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, correct 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]

References
  1. "Eder Franchini". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. Guajardo, Rodrigo (7 March 2016). "El otro pasaporte: Chilenos jugando en exóticas ligas del extranjero". Prensafútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. "ECUADOR 8 CHILE 3". EL SHOW DEL FUTBOL SALA (in Spanish). 25 June 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. Holloway, Bruce (4 February 2014). "Soccer: Fury northern league appeal rejected". NZ Herald. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. (Ngaruawahia United AFC - Official) Player signing announcement on Facebook. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. Ramírez-Musella, Javier (21 August 2017). "EyN: Las curiosas historias de los chilenos que militan en Nueva Zelandia". www.economiaynegocios.cl (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. "Eder Franchini Pasten Scores a Screamer!". www.sporty.co.nz. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. "CONCEPCIÓN 4 PEÑAROL 1". EL SHOW DEL FUTBOL SALA (in Spanish). 22 April 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  9. Larocca, Sebastián (April 2014). "COPA LIBERTADORES - Concepción dio el golpe ante los uruguayos". FUTSAL MEXICANO (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  10. "FRANCHINI PAINTING LIMITED". opencorporates.com. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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