Franco Negri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | San Martín, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Houston Dynamo | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Martín | |||
| 2012–2016 | San Lorenzo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | San Lorenzo | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Quilmes (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Indep. Rivadavia (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Independiente Rivadavia | 40 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | Belgrano | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Newell's Old Boys | 23 | (2) |
| 2022 | Godoy Cruz | 30 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Inter Miami | 27 | (1) |
| 2024 | Inter Miami II | 6 | (0) |
| 2025 | San Diego FC | 15 | (1) |
| 2026– | Houston Dynamo | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 October 2025 | |||
Franco Negri (born 20 February 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.[3]
Career
[edit]Negri joined Primera División side San Lorenzo from hometown club San Martín in 2012.[2][4] On 22 August 2016, fellow Primera División team Quilmes completed the loan signing of Negri.[5][6] His professional career debut arrived on 22 October as they beat Lanús 1–0 at the Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes.[1][7] Twelve further appearances followed in all competitions during 2016–17, which ended in relegation for Quilmes.[1] In September 2017, Negri left on loan again to play for Independiente Rivadavia of Primera B Nacional.[1] He remained for the entirety of 2017–18 and featured in eighteen matches.[1]
Independiente Rivadavia signed Negri permanently on 30 June 2018.[1] He scored his first career goal on 2 September versus Central Córdoba.[1] Further goals came against Gimnasia y Esgrima, Deportivo Morón, ex-club Quilmes and Platense across 2018–19 and 2019–20.[1] In October 2020, fellow Primera Nacional team Belgrano completed the signing of Negri.[1] He played four times for them in the shortened 2020 campaign, missing the other three games partly through suspension.[1][8] On 24 February 2021, Negri joined Primera División outfit Newell's Old Boys on a free transfer.[2]
On 10 February 2022, Negri joined Godoy Cruz.[9]
On 11 January 2023, Negri signed a two-year deal with Major League Soccer side Inter Miami.[10] Following his release from Miami at the end of their 2024 season, Negri joined San Diego FC on a one-year deal ahead of their debut season in MLS.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 24 February 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Lorenzo | 2016–17 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quilmes (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera División | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Independiente Rivadavia (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera Nacional | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Independiente Rivadavia | 2018–19 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5 | |||
| Belgrano | 2020 | Primera Nacional | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2021 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 5 | |||
Honours
[edit]Inter Miami
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Franco Negri profile". Soccerway. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Newell's sumó a Franco Negri". Newell's Old Boys. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ↑ mlssoccer. "San Diego FC sign defender Franco Negri | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "Negri firmó su primer contrato profesional". San Lorenzo de Almagro. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Firmó Franco Negri". Quilmes Atlético Club. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Quilmes se lleva un juvenil de San Lorenzo". TyC Sports. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Franco Negri profile". BDFA. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Belgrano entrena y concentra". Última Jugada. 26 December 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ↑ Franco Negri se transformó en nuevo jugador de Godoy Cruz, diariouno.com.ar, 10 February 2022
- ↑ "Inter Miami CF Signs Defender Franco Negri | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
- ↑ https://www.sandiegofc.com/news/san-diego-fc-signs-argentine-defender-franco-negri
- ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (2 October 2024). "Inter Miami win 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (20 August 2023). "Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions!". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Franco Negri at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mendoza Province
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
- Quilmes Atlético Club footballers
- Independiente Rivadavia footballers
- Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
- Inter Miami CF players
- Inter Miami CF II players
- San Diego FC players
- Houston Dynamo FC players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Major League Soccer players
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen