Franco Orozco

Franco Orozco (born 9 January 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Russian club Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan from Lanús.[3]

Franco Orozco
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-09) 9 January 2002
Place of birth Ezeiza, Argentina[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Krylia Sovetov Samara
Number 32
Youth career
Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Lanús 77 (8)
2024– → Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) 12 (1)
International career‡
Argentina U15
2018 Argentina U16 1 (0)
2019 Argentina U17 12 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 November 2019

Club career

Orozco progressed through the Lanús youth system.[4][5] He was promoted into the club's senior squad under manager Luis Zubeldía towards the end of 2020, initially featuring in pre-season action which saw him score in a win over Gimnasia y Esgrima on 21 October.[6] A week later, Orozco made his competitive first-team debut in a 3–2 victory over São Paulo in the Copa Sudamericana; replacing Braian Aguirre early in the second half.[3] The winger did the same on 31 October in a Copa de la Liga Profesional loss at home to Boca Juniors.[3] He scored his first senior goal at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes against Talleres on 9 November.[3]

Orozco scored twice in a Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen second leg victory over Bolívar on 2 December 2020.[3] After further Copa de la Liga goals against Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central, the winger netted on his Copa Argentina debut on 23 February against Primera C Metropolitana's Real Pilar.[3]

On 22 February 2024, Orozco moved to Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan until the end of 2024, with an option to buy.[7]

International career

Orozco represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level; appearing in over thirty matches in total.[8][9] For the U15s, he scored one goal (versus Paraguay) as they won the 2017 South American U-15 Championship on home soil.[8] For the U17s, Orozco scored two goals in his sole appearance at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup against Tajikistan; having played seven times earlier that year at the South American U-17 Championship in Peru.[3][10][11]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 May 2024.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lanús 2020–21[nb 1] Argentine Primera División 931135[lower-alpha 1]200258
2021[nb 2] Argentine Primera División 140115[lower-alpha 1]000201
2022[nb 3] Argentine Primera División 271222[lower-alpha 1]0—313
2023[nb 4] Argentine Primera División 27400——274
Total 7781451220010315
Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) 2023–24 Russian Premier League 121———121
Career total 8991461220011517
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours
Argentina U15[8]

Notes
  1. Soccerway counts 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
  2. Soccerway counts 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
  3. Soccerway counts 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
  4. Soccerway counts 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References
  1. "¿Del Laucha Acosta al Lauchita Orozco?". Olé. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. "Franco Orozco". World Football. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. Franco Orozco at Soccerway
  4. "Orgullo local: Franco Orozco ya entrena con la primera de Lanús". Ezeiza Hoy. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. "Conociendo a Franco Orozco, la joven estrella de Lanús". Caliente. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. "Amistoso: Lanús, con un gol de Franco Orozco, se impuso a Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata por 1 a 0 en La Fortaleza". Que Mañana!. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. "Франко Ороско переходит в «Крылья»" (in Russian). Krylia Sovetov Samara. 22 February 2024.
  8. "Franco Orozco: "Tenemos que seguir tomando precauciones para salvar a mucha gente"". AFA. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. "QUINTETO AL SUDAMERICANO SUB-17". Fortaleza Granate. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  10. "Orozco: He came, he saw, he scored". FIFA. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  11. "Con Godoy como titular debuta el seleccionado Sub 17". PaloyGol. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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