Franco Osuru 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.
Early life[edit]
Lino was born on 26 August 2005 in Melbourne, to parents who had emigrated from South Sudan in 2003.[1] He currently attends St. Francis Xavier College.[2] Lino began his youth career at Pakenham United[3][4] before leaving the club at the conclusion of the 2017 season[5] to join the Melbourne Victory's youth academy.
Club career[edit]
On 1 July 2023, Lino was promoted from Melbourne Victory's youth academy to the Senior squad on a scholarship contract.[6]
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.[7]
In the following November, Lino made his senior A-League Men debut in The Original Rivalry November 4 clash against Adelaide United at AAMI Park, being substituted on as a replacement for Fabian Monge.[8] Lino made his senior starting debut for the Victory on 3 December against Central Coast Mariners that finished in a 2–2 draw.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Lino looks to make an impact with inspiring story". Melbourne Victory. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ↑ "St Francis Xavier College | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ↑ "Panagiotis Kikianis called up for Australian U-18 honours | Socceroos". www.socceroos.com.au. 2 June 2023.
- ↑ "Australia Cup young-guns earn Young Socceroos call-ups | Australia Cup". www.australiacup.com.au. 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "Franco Lino - Player Statistics". GameDay.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory promotes Academy graduate, Franco Lino to the A-League Men's squad". Melbourne Victory. 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ↑ Sofascore. "Football Live Score - Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ↑ https://au.soccerway.com/matches/2023/11/04/australia/a-league/melbourne-victory-fc/adelaide-united/4233330/
External links[edit]
- Franco Osuru Lino at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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