Franco Lino
 Franco Lino training for Melbourne Victory, December 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Osuru Lino | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Pakenham United | ||
| 2018– | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Melbourne Victory NPL | 26 | (0) |
| 2023– | Melbourne Victory | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2023– | Australia U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 December 2023 | |||
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Franco Osuru Lino (born 26 August 2005) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for Melbourne Victory. Primarily playing as a left back, Lino made his senior A-League Men debut on 4 November 2023, in The Original Rivalry against Adelaide United.[1][2]
Early life
Lino was born on 26 August 2005 in Melbourne, to parents who had emigrated from South Sudan in 2003.[3] He currently attends St. Francis Xavier College.[4] Lino began his youth career at Pakenham United[5][6] before leaving the club at the conclusion of the 2017 season[7] to join the Melbourne Victory's youth academy.
Club career
On 1 July 2023, Lino was promoted from Melbourne Victory's youth academy to the Senior squad on a scholarship contract.[8]
Weeks later on 17 July 2023, he made his professional debut in the Australia Cup playoff round against Newcastle Jets in a 2–2 loss on penalties. In the game, he played for 90 minutes and made 74 accurate passes.[9][10]
In the following November, Lino made his senior A-League Men debut in The Original Rivalry November 4th clash against Adelaide United at AAMI Park, being substituted on as a replacement for Fabian Monge.[1][2][11] Lino made his senior starting debut for the Victory on December 3rd against Central Coast Mariners that finished in a 2-2 draw.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "F. Lino - Profile with news, career statistics and history". au.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Smithies, Tom (4 November 2023). "The moments that already make Victory, Reds title contenders as Original Rivalry lives up to the hype". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Lino looks to make an impact with inspiring story". Melbourne Victory. 2023-05-23. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "St Francis Xavier College | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 2023-07-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Panagiotis Kikianis called up for Australian U-18 honours | Socceroos". www.socceroos.com.au. 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Australia Cup young-guns earn Young Socceroos call-ups | Australia Cup". www.australiacup.com.au. 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Franco Lino - Player Statistics". GameDay. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Melbourne Victory promotes Academy graduate, Franco Lino to the A-League Men's squad". Melbourne Victory. 2023-07-01. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Sofascore. "Football Live Score - Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Australia Cup 2023 Playoffs Club in Focus: Melbourne Victory | Australia Cup". www.australiacup.com.au. 8 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Melbourne Victory vs. Adelaide United - 4 November 2023 - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-17. Unknown parameter
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External links
- Franco Lino at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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