Franco_Carboni
Franco Carboni
Argentine footballer (born 2003)
Franco Ezequiel Carboni (born 4 April 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for Serie B club Ternana, on loan from Inter Milan. Born in Argentina, Carboni represented both Italy and Argentina internationally at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Ezequiel Carboni[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, left midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ternana (on loan from Inter Milan) | ||
| Number | 79 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2019 | Lanús | ||
| 2019–2020 | Catania | ||
| 2020–2022 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Cagliari (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Monza (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Ternana (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Italy U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2022 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024 | |||
Carboni started his career in his native Argentina with Lanús, before leaving for Italy at the age of sixteen, when his father accepted the job of youth coordinator at Catania.[2] He only spent five months with Catania before his performances caught the attention of clubs across Europe. He signed for Inter Milan in January 2020.[3]
Having signed a new contract with the Nerazzurri in April 2022,[4] on 11 July 2022 of the same year Carboni was loaned out to Serie B club Cagliari for the rest of the season.[5] On 24 January 2023, he was recalled and subsequently loaned out to Serie A club Monza until the end of the campaign, with the deal including an option-to-buy for Monza and a counter-option for Inter Milan.[6]
On 9 January 2024, Carboni was recalled from Monza and joined Serie B club Ternana on loan for the remainder of the season.[7][8] On 20 January, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 league win over Cittadella.[9][10]
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Carboni is eligible to represent both Italy and Argentina at international level.[1] Having played for the Italy U18 national team in 2021, scoring in a 3–1 friendly win over Austria, he switched allegiance to his native Argentina and was called up to the Argentina national team in 2022.[11][12]
Initially a forward at Lanús, Carboni moved further down the pitch during his time in Italy, and mostly operates as a left wing-back or left midfielder.[2][13]
Franco hails from a footballing family, with father Ezequiel having played for teams in Argentina and Europe. His brother, Valentín, is also a footballer.[2] Carboni holds both Argentine and Italian passports.[6]
Club
- As of match played 20 January 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Milan | 2022–23 | Serie A | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cagliari (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Monza (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ternana (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
- Franco Carboni at WorldFootball.net
- De Felice, Alessandro (15 April 2022). "Franco Carboni: Argentine teenager out to become Inter's new Zanetti". goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- Contento, Leandro (11 September 2021). "Conocé a Franco, el hijo de Carboni que juega en la Primera del Inter" [Meet Franco, Carboni's son who plays in Inter's First Division]. Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- "L'Inter blinda Franco Carboni: il rinnovo di contratto è ufficiale" [Inter locks Franco Carboni: the contract renewal is official]. corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- "Carboni al Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- "Franco Carboni è biancorosso". AC Monza (in Italian). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- "Franco Carboni joins Ternana" (Press release). Inter Milan. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- "Mercato: dal Monza arriva Franco Ezequiel Carboni" (in Italian). Ternana. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- Torrisi, Antonio (20 January 2024). "Un altro Carboni in goal: in Ternana-Cittadella prima gioia tra i professionisti per Franco". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- Maresca, Oscar (20 January 2024). "La Reggiana ferma la corsa del Como. Ternana show con il Cittadella". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- Lea, Greg (24 March 2022). "Argentina World Cup 2022 squad: Lionel Scaloni names his final qualification squad". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- Nemer, Roy (6 March 2022). "Franco and Valentin Carboni of Inter make Argentina preliminary team". mundoalbiceleste.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- Tucci, Damiano (7 March 2022). "Argentina, a te Franco Carboni: classe 2003 giramondo con San Siro nel destino" [Argentina, Franco Carboni: born in 2003 as a globetrotter with San Siro in his destiny]. gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- Franco Carboni at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- Franco Carboni FIGC Italy U18 profile (in Italian)