Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franco Nahuel Watson | ||
Date of birth | 25 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lanús | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2021 | Instituto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021–2023 | Instituto | 66 | (6) |
2023– | Lanús | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:02, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:06, 20 March 2023 (UTC) |
Franco Nahuel Watson (born 25 July 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Argentine Primera División club Lanús.
Watson is a youth product of Instituto, having joined at the age of 7 and working up their youth categories. [2] He started training with their senior team in 2019. He made his senior and professional debut with Instituto in a 2–1 Primera Nacional win over Quilmes on 4 January 2021. [3] On 22 April 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club. [4] He helped the club earn promotion to the 2023 Argentine Primera División. [5]
Watson is of Italian descent through a grandfather from Palermo, and holds an Italian passport. [6] His father Sergio and older brother Nicolás are also footballers. He is one of 9 siblings. [7]
Watson is a creative attacking midfielder who can play all along the frontline and as a winger as needed. He is an adept scorer and assister, and strong passer of the ball. [8]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Franco Nahuel Watson | ||
Date of birth | 25 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lanús | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2021 | Instituto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021–2023 | Instituto | 66 | (6) |
2023– | Lanús | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:02, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:06, 20 March 2023 (UTC) |
Franco Nahuel Watson (born 25 July 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Argentine Primera División club Lanús.
Watson is a youth product of Instituto, having joined at the age of 7 and working up their youth categories. [2] He started training with their senior team in 2019. He made his senior and professional debut with Instituto in a 2–1 Primera Nacional win over Quilmes on 4 January 2021. [3] On 22 April 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club. [4] He helped the club earn promotion to the 2023 Argentine Primera División. [5]
Watson is of Italian descent through a grandfather from Palermo, and holds an Italian passport. [6] His father Sergio and older brother Nicolás are also footballers. He is one of 9 siblings. [7]
Watson is a creative attacking midfielder who can play all along the frontline and as a winger as needed. He is an adept scorer and assister, and strong passer of the ball. [8]