SOCCER PLAYER

Franco Di Santo

1989 - Today

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Franco Matías Di Santo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾaŋko ði ˈsanto]; born 7 April 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker. Di Santo began his career at Chilean club Audax Italiano, earning a £3.4 million move to Chelsea in 2008 and a first-team place following good form in the reserves. After a season on loan at Blackburn Rovers, he moved to Wigan Athletic for £2 million in 2010, where he won the FA Cup in 2013. After totalling 14 goals in 122 Premier League matches, he was released following Wigan's relegation to the Championship in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Franco Di Santo is the 8,556th most popular soccer player (down from 7,172nd in 2024), the 796th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 751st in 2019) and the 397th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Franco Di Santo ranks 8,560 out of 21,273. Before him are Omar Abdulrahman, Sho Morita, Mário Fernandes, Julian Baumgartlinger, Raouf Bouzaiene, Eric Wynalda, Gildardo Gómez, Masakazu Koda, Cristian Săpunaru, and Tomohisa Ishiguro. After him are Jonathan Pitroipa, and Pontus Kåmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Franco Di Santo ranks 289. Before him are Sho Kamimura, David Henrie, Nicky Romero, Tibor Pleiß, Yanina Wickmayer, and George Blagden. After him are Freddy Adu, Kentaro Nakata, Ryan Corr, Travis Kelce, J. J. Watt, and Michelle Wie.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Franco Di Santo ranks 796 out of 1,154. Before him are Juan Antonio Flecha (1977), Jonathan Erlich (1977), Leonardo Astrada (1970), Juan Mónaco (1984), Guillermo Pérez Roldán (1969), and Norberto Fontana (1975). After him are Marcelo Carracedo (1970), Nahuel Guzmán (1986), Chenoa (1975), Marcelo Trivisonno (1966), Matías Fernández (1986), and Mercedes Lambre (1992).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Franco Di Santo ranks 397. Before him are Mariano Pernía (1977), Hernán Díaz (1965), Agustín Marchesín (1988), Christian Giménez (1981), Juan Pablo Carrizo (1984), and Mario Bolatti (1985). After him are Marcelo Carracedo (1970), Nahuel Guzmán (1986), Marcelo Trivisonno (1966), Matías Fernández (1986), Nestor Omar Piccoli (1965), and Christian Giménez (1974).

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