Franco Fragapane

Franco Rodrigo Fragapane (born 6 February 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.

Franco Fragapane
Fragapane with Minnesota United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Franco Rodrigo Fragapane
Date of birth (1993-02-06) 6 February 1993
Place of birth Las Heras, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Minnesota United
Number 7
Youth career
Huracán Las Heras
EF Ariel Gómez
2005–2013 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Boca Juniors 3 (0)
2014–2015 → Elche CF (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Elche Ilicitano (loan) 27 (4)
2015–2016 → Celta B (loan) 28 (8)
2016–2017 Arsenal de Sarandí 23 (0)
2017–2019 Unión de Santa Fe 52 (10)
2019–2021 Talleres de Córdoba 47 (8)
2020 → Fortaleza (loan) 9 (0)
2021– Minnesota United FC 68 (13)
International career
2011 Argentina U23 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:17, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Las Heras, Mendoza, Fragapane joined Boca Juniors' youth setup in 2005, aged 12,[2] after impressing in a trial.[3] He played his first match as a professional on 1 March 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home success over Central Córdoba de Rosario, for the season's Copa Argentina.[4]

Fragapane played regularly with the reserve side during the following seasons, and made his Primera División debut on 8 December 2013, again from the bench in a 1–1 home draw against Gimnasia La Plata.[5] He appeared in two further matches during the campaign, with Boca finishing second overall.

On 12 July 2014 Fragapane moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Spanish Segunda División B side Elche CF Ilicitano on loan, with a buyout clause.[6] On 6 December he made his debut with the main squad, replacing Coro in a 0–2 La Liga home loss against Atlético Madrid.[7]

On 7 August 2015 Fragapane joined another reserve team, Celta de Vigo B on loan for one year.[8]

On 1 July 2021, Fragapane was named as the player who allegedly directed a racial slur towards Portland Timbers player Diego Chará during a game on 26 June 2021.[9] MLS conducted an internal investigation and could not confirm or refute the allegation took place.[10]

International career

Fragapane was one of the 22-man selected for 2011 Pan American Games. He appeared five times during the tournament, scoring once (against Costa Rica on 21 October 2011).[11]


Career statistics
As of match played on 28 May 2023[12]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boca Juniors 2011–12 Argentine Primera División 0010—10
2013–14 Argentine Primera División 3000—30
Total 30100040
Elche CF (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 1020—30
Elche Ilicitano (loan) 2014–15 Segunda División B 274——274
Celta Vigo B (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División B 288——288
Arsenal de Sarandí 2016–17 Argentine Primera División 23021—251
2017–18 Argentine Primera División 00114[lower-alpha 1]051
Total 2303240302
Unión de Santa Fe 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 25310—263
2018–19 Argentine Primera División 24721—268
2019–20 Argentine Primera División 30104[lower-alpha 1]080
Total 521041406011
Talleres de Córdoba 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 34520—365
2021 Argentine Primera División 133205[lower-alpha 1]1204
Total 4784051569
Fortaleza (loan) 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 9000—90
Minnesota United FC 2021 Major League Soccer 195001[lower-alpha 2]1206
2022 Major League Soccer 307301[lower-alpha 3]0347
2023 Major League Soccer 14031—171
Total 63126121718
Career totals 2534218415228648
  1. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance in the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. Appearance in the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs

References
  1. "Franco Fragapane". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. "Franco Fragapane pide cancha" [Franco Fragapane calls for a place] (in Spanish). Diario Uno. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. "Fragapane: "Ojalá en alguno de estos tres partidos me pongan un ratito"" [Fragapane: "Maybe one of these three matches put me in a little"] (in Spanish). Más Deportes. 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. "Copa Argentina: Boca fue demasiado para Central Córdoba" [Copa Argentina: Boca was too much for Central Córdoba] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  5. "Boca jugó con la camiseta rosa y empató 1-1 con Gimnasia" [Boca played with the pink shirt and drew by 1–1 with Gimnasia] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  6. "Fragapane y Moha refuerzan el ataque del filial" [Fragapane and Moha bolster the reserves' attack] (in Spanish). Elche's official website. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  7. "Giménez se confirma en Elche" [Giménez confirms himself in Elche] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  8. "El Celta logra la cesión del argentino Franco Fragapane" [Celta gets the loan of Argentine Franco Fragapane] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  9. "Minnesota United confirms Franco Fragapane is subject of MLS investigation involving alleged slur". Star Tribune. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  10. "MLS can't corroborate racial abuse alleged in Portland-Minnesota match". espn.co.uk.
  11. "Argentina goleó 3-0 a Costa Rica" [Argentina thrashed Costa Rica by 3–0] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  12. "Franco Fragapane » Club matches". World Football Net. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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