Franco Leys
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Ezequiel Leys | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | San Lorenzo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Pasto | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villa Felisa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Colón | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Juventud Unida[2] | 24 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Sarmiento | 23 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Temperley | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Patronato | 61 | (1) |
| 2023–2026 | América de Cali | 73 | (1) |
| 2026 | Aldosivi | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Deportivo Pasto | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:27, 3 October 2026 (UTC) | |||
Franco Ezequiel Leys (born 18 October 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Colombian club Deportivo Pasto.[3]
Career
[edit]Leys started out in the youth of local club Villa Felisa, prior to moving in 2013 to join Argentine Primera División side Colón.[1] He made his professional debut on 2 November 2013 against Newell's Old Boys. During his first four campaigns with Colón, Leys made sixteen appearances.[3] Leys joined Juventud Unida of Primera B Nacional in August 2017.[3][4] His first appearance for Juventud came versus Flandria in the league on 17 September.[3] Sarmiento completed the signing of Leys in June 2018.[3] He made thirty total appearances in 2018–19, though played just once (in the Copa Argentina) in the subsequent campaign due to a serious injury.[5]
In July 2020, Leys agreed a move to Temperley.[5] On 4 February 2021, Leys joined Argentine Primera División club Patronato on a deal until the end of 2022.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 29 August 2020.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colón | 2013–14 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Juventud Unida | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Sarmiento | 2018–19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7[a] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Temperley | 2020–21 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional
Honours
[edit]Patronato
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Franco Leys profile". Club Atlético Colón. 22 April 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ↑ Redacción, Mundo Ascenso (10 August 2017). "JUVENTUD UNIDA DE GUALEGUAYCHÚ | Leys ya es decano". mundoascenso.com.ar (in European Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Franco Leys profile". Soccerway. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ↑ "Juventud Unida incorporó al lateral izquierdo Patricio Romero". El Dia. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Franco Leys se fue a Temperley". Diario Democracia. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ ¡BIENVENIDO, FRANCO LEYS!, capatronato.com, 4 February 2021
External links
[edit]- Franco Leys at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Franco Leys at Soccerway
- Franco Leys at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santa Fe Province
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychú players
- Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
- Club Atlético Temperley footballers
- Club Atlético Patronato footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers
- Deportivo Pasto footballers
- Categoría Primera A players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Argentine people of Belgian descent
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen