Franco_Israel
Franco Israel
Uruguayan footballer (born 2000)
Franco Israel Wibmer (born 22 April 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Uruguay national team.
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Full name | Franco Israel Wibmer[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 23)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2016 | Club Artesano | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Juventus U23 | 50 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Sporting CP | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Uruguay U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Uruguay U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Uruguay | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 |
Israel was born on 22 April 2000 in Nueva Helvecia, Colonia to a family of German descent. He has one older brother named Alec, whom he lived with during his tenure with Nacional. During his youth, Israel played basketball and football as a child, before opting for the latter, when the games of the two teams he represented began being scheduled on the same day.[4] Along with his native Uruguayan passport, Israel also holds an Italian passport.[5]
Early career
Israel started his football career in the youth ranks of local club Artesano, before joining Nacional's youth setup in 2016, moving subsequently to the city of Montevideo.[4]
Having impressed in Nacional's 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores campaign, which they won, Italian club Juventus decided to sign him on 17 August 2018, on a five-year deal for a transfer worth €2.2 million.[6][7][4] He made his professional debut on 28 September 2020 in Juventus U23's 2–1 league win against Pro Sesto.[8] On 24 November, the first team's squad Andrea Pirlo called up Israel for a UEFA Champions League match against Ferencváros; he was eventually called up three other times in the 2020–21 season.[9]
Sporting CP
On 5 July 2022, Israel signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club Sporting CP for a fee of €650,000 for 60% of his economic rights.[4][10] He made his competitive debut for club, on 4 October, in a Champions League away match against Marseille, where he replaced Marcus Edwards early into first half, after starting goalkeeper Antonio Adán was sent off; he conceded two goals as the match ended in a 4–1 loss.[11] In the reverse fixture a week later, Israel made his first start, featuring in the 2–0 home loss against the same opponent.[12]
Israel is a former Uruguay youth international. He has represented Uruguay at several tournaments including the 2019 South American U-20 Championship and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13][14]
In June 2023, Israel received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba.[15] He made his debut on 14 June in a 4–1 win against Nicaragua.[16]
Club
- As of match played 12 April 2024[2]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Juventus U23 | 2020–21 | Serie C | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Serie C | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||||
Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
Sporting CP | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Career total | 59 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 86 | 0 |
- Appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
- One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, six appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 23 March 2024[2]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Uruguay | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
- Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.
Nacional U20
Uruguay U20
- South American Games silver medal: 2018[18]
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- Franco Israel at Soccerway
- "Franco Israel". Sporting CP. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- PRZdesign. "Franco Israel". GBG Football Agency. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- "Nacional U20 vs. Independiente U20 - 24 February 2018". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Juventus, preso il giovane portiere uruguaiano Franco Israel". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Juventus II vs. Pro Sesto - 28 September 2020". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- Franco Israel at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Franco Israel reforça baliza leonina" [Franco Israel reinforces leonine goal] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- "1 – Franco Israel – AUF". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Datos del plantel Sub-20 de Uruguay". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Siguen sumándose futbolistas convocados a los entrenamientos". 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- "Selección: Bielsa eligió a Matías Viña como capitán en un equipo con muchos debutantes". 14 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- "Nacional campeón de América". 25 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "Chile 1 - 0 Uruguay" (in Spanish). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
- Franco Israel – UEFA competition record (archive)