Franco Ibarra
Personal information
Full name Franco Gabriel Ibarra
Date of birth (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001
Place of birth Tigre, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlanta United
Number 14
Youth career
2010–2019 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Argentinos Juniors 11 (0)
2021– Atlanta United 53 (0)
2023 → Toronto FC (loan) 7 (0)
International career
2019 Argentina U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2023

Franco Gabriel Ibarra (born 28 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.

Club career

Argentinos Juniors

Ibarra arrived in Argentinos Juniors in 2010, aged nine.[1][2] He would go on to make over one hundred competitive appearances in their youth system.[1] Ibarra made his breakthrough into first-team football in December 2019, coming off the bench to replace Francis Mac Allister in a Primera División draw at home to Estudiantes.[3] June 2020 saw Ibarra sign a new contract that would last until December 2024.[4] His next appearance wouldn't arrive until 31 October 2020 against San Lorenzo, though the defensive midfielder would leave the match prematurely after receiving a red card; as he would again nine games later versus Boca Juniors; his final appearance.[3][5]

Atlanta United

On 22 February 2021, Ibarra signed with Major League Soccer club Atlanta United[6] with a release clause amounting to €1,700,000 and his contract is valid until 2026.

Toronto FC

In July 2023, Ibarra was loaned to Major League Soccer club Toronto FC for six months with Atlanta receiving $50,000 in General Allocation Money.[7] The loan comes as a result of a logjam with the U-22 initiative roster slots, with the returns of Erik Lopez and Edwin Mosquera, there were four U-22 players with only three allotted spots.[8]

International career

Ibarra represented Argentina's U18s at the 2019 COTIF Tournament.[1][9]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 October 2023[3][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Argentinos Juniors 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 100000000010
2021[nb 1] 1000000—00100
Total 11000000000110
Atlanta United 2021 Major League Soccer 16000—3[lower-alpha 1]000190
2022 20020———220
2023 17010———180
Total 53030003000590
Toronto FC (loan) 2023 Major League Soccer 70———1[lower-alpha 2]080
Career total 71030003010780

    Notes

    1. ↑ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "LOS 100 PARTIDOS DE IBARRA". Argentinos Juniors. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
    2. ↑ "Franco Ibarra en Pasión Paternal: "Trabajo día a día para estar en la Primera"". Pasión Paternal. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
    3. 1 2 3 Franco Ibarra at Soccerway
    4. ↑ "Argentinos Juniors, renueva Franco Ibarra". TODOmercadoWEB. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
    5. ↑ "San Lorenzo no pudo con Argentinos". El Diario de La Pampa. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
    6. ↑ "Atlanta United signs midfielder Franco Ibarra". Atlanta United FC. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
    7. ↑ "Toronto FC acquire midfielder Franco Ibarra on loan from Atlanta United". Toronto FC. 10 July 2023.
    8. ↑ Usry, Rob (6 July 2023). "Report: Atlanta United to loan out Franco Ibarra to get roster compliant". Dirty South Soccer.
    9. ↑ "Los elegidos para defender el título". Olé. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
    10. ↑ "Ficha Estadistica de FRANCO IBARRA". BDFA. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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