Franco Pardo

Franco Pardo
Personal information
Date of birth	5 April 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Santos Laguna
Number	18
Youth career
	Belgrano
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2021	Belgrano
2021–2022	Estudiantes RC
2022–2023	Palestino
2023	All Boys
2023–2025	Unión Santa Fe
2025–2026	Racing Club
2026–	Santos Laguna
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:05, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

Franco Pardo (born 5 April 1997) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.

Career

Pardo started his Belgrano career in May 2017, making his professional debut on 8 May in an away win versus Vélez Sarsfield as a second-half substitute for Matías Suárez. Having suffered a serious knee injury soon after, Pardo returned to the first-team set-up in May 2019 for a Copa Argentina encounter with Deportivo Riestra.

In February 2021, Pardo joined Estudiantes de Río Cuarto. A year later, in February 2022, Pardo moved to Chilean Primera División club Palestino.

On 12 June 2026, Pardo joined Santos Laguna.

Career statistics

As of 8 May 2019.

Club statistics
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Belgrano	2016–17	Primera División	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2018–19		0	0	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

References

1 2 3 4 "Franco Pardo profile". Soccerway. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
↑ Franco Pardo at WorldFootball.net
↑ "Quién es Franco Pardo, el juvenil que debutó en Belgrano". Mundo D - La Voz. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
↑ "Franco Pardo profile". BDFA. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
↑ "Pardo tendría su chance el miércoles en Belgrano". Mundo D - La Voz. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
↑ "Franco Pardo, el pibe que tiene su chance de titular en la defensa de Belgrano". Mundo D - La Voz. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
↑ Pardo y Arturia, nuevos refuerzos de Estudiantes, puntal.com.ar, 18 February 2021
↑ Franco Pardo es nuevo refuerzo de Palestino, palestino.cl, 1 February 2022
↑ "FRANCO PARDO ES NUEVO JUGADOR DE SANTOS LAGUNA". ClubSantos.mx (in Spanish). 12 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.

External links

Franco Pardo at Soccerway

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[Soccerway_profile-1] 1 2 3 4 "Franco Pardo profile". Soccerway. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[2] Franco Pardo at WorldFootball.net

[Belgrano_debut-3] "Quién es Franco Pardo, el juvenil que debutó en Belgrano". Mundo D - La Voz. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[BDFA_profile-4] "Franco Pardo profile". BDFA. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[Mundo_D_-_La_Voz_1-5] "Pardo tendría su chance el miércoles en Belgrano". Mundo D - La Voz. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[Mundo_D_-_La_Voz_2-6] "Franco Pardo, el pibe que tiene su chance de titular en la defensa de Belgrano". Mundo D - La Voz. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[7] Pardo y Arturia, nuevos refuerzos de Estudiantes, puntal.com.ar, 18 February 2021

[8] Franco Pardo es nuevo refuerzo de Palestino, palestino.cl, 1 February 2022

[9] "FRANCO PARDO ES NUEVO JUGADOR DE SANTOS LAGUNA". ClubSantos.mx (in Spanish). 12 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Santos Laguna
Number	18
Youth career
	Belgrano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Belgrano	8	(0)
2021–2022	Estudiantes RC	32	(2)
2022–2023	Palestino	27	(0)
2023	All Boys	26	(1)
2023–2025	Unión Santa Fe	61	(5)
2025–2026	Racing Club	10	(0)
2026–	Santos Laguna	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:05, 1 January 2026 (UTC)