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Franco Niell
Argentine football striker (born 1983)
Franco Niell (born May 22, 1983, in Trelew, Chubut) is an Argentine football striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Niell | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-05-22) May 22, 1983 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Trelew, Argentina | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Lorenzo de Almagro | |||
| 2001–2004 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2012 | Argentinos Juniors | 75 | (15) |
| 2008 | → D.C. United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Gimnasia (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | → Deportivo Quito (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Querétaro (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2012 | Figueirense | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Gimnasia | 18 | (5) |
| 2013–2016 | Rosario Central | 67 | (15) |
| 2016–2018 | Gimnasia | 45 | (7) |
| 2018 | Guillermo Brown | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | Quilmes | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Barracas Central | 15 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 23 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
Niell is of Scottish descent. Niell joined the Argentinos Juniors youth system in 2001, and debuted professionally on April 12, 2004. In his first match he came on as a substitute for Gustavo Oberman, and scored a goal in the 3–1 victory over Colón de Santa Fe.
On January 22, 2008, he signed on loan with D.C. United.[1][2] His first appearance for United was against Harbour View FC in the 2008 CONCACAF Champions Cup. On June 26, 2008, he was waived by D.C. United.[3]
On July 12, 2009, coming from the bench in the 18 m. of the ST, he scored arguably two of the most important goals of his career when he scored 2 goals with his team Gimnasia La Plata in the last minutes of the game (44 & 46 ST), goals that allowed Gimnasia to remain in the first division of the Argentinian League. Gimmnasia was playing with 9 men and needed 2 goals to keep the category against Atlético de Rafaela, team that did beat them 3–0 in the first match. The two goals were headers.[4]
In 2009 Niell was loaned to Deportivo Quito of Ecuador, and in 2011 he was loaned back to Querétaro F.C. of Mexico.[5]
- "D.C. United Snap Up Tiny Argentine Niell". Goal.com. January 8, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
- Goff, Steven (January 9, 2008). "Niell Close To Joining D.C. United". Washington Post. p. E02.
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived March 29, 2012) (in Spanish)
- Guardian statistics
- Franco Niell at Soccerway