Franco Leonel Olego (born 4 May 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Douglas Haig.

Franco Olego
Personal information
Full name Franco Leonel Olego
Date of birth (1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Ramallo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Douglas Haig
Number 9
Youth career
San Lorenzo
Defensores de Belgrano VR
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Defensores de Belgrano VR 115 (39)
2012–2013Talleres (loan) 26 (10)
2014–2015 All Boys 45 (12)
2016 Atlanta 17 (7)
2016–2017 Jorge Wilstermann 26 (8)
2017 Instituto 7 (1)
2018 Mitre 5 (1)
2018–2019 Defensores de Belgrano VR 29 (20)
2019–2020 Deportes La Serena 16 (5)
2020 Deportes Temuco 8 (0)
2021 LDU Portoviejo 22 (13)
2021 Olimpo 6 (3)
2022 Motagua 13 (2)
2022–2023 Sarmiento de Resistencia 44 (21)
2023 Atlético Carcarañá [es] 3 (3)
2024– Douglas Haig 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024

Club career edit

Born in Ramallo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Olego was with San Lorenzo before joining and starting his career with Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo from Torneo Argentino C to Torneo Argentino A.[2][3] In 2012–13, he was loaned out to Talleres de Cordoba, with whom he got promotion to the 2013–14 Primera B Nacional.[4]

From 2014 to 2016, Olego played for All Boys[2] and Atlanta.[5]

In June 2016, he had his first experience abroad by signing with Jorge Wilstermann in the Bolivian top level.[6]

In 2017, he returned to Argentina and joined Instituto de Córdoba.[7] Subsequently, he played for Mitre[8] and Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo.[9]

In 2019, he moved abroad by second time and signed with Chilean club Deportes La Serena.[3][10] In November 2020, he switched to Deportes Temuco until the end of the season.[11][12]

In March 2021, Olego moved to Ecuador and signed with LDU Portoviejo.[13] In September of the same year, he returned to his homeland and joined Olimpo.[14]

In 2022, he had a brief stint with Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.[15][16]

In the second half of 2022, he returned again to Argentina and joined Sarmiento de Resistencia.[17] In the second half of 2023, he had a brief stint with Atlético Carcarañá [es].[18]

In 2024, he signed with Douglas Haig.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ "Franco Olego". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Franco Olego jugará en All Boys". laradioramallo.com.ar (in Spanish). 5 July 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b Salas Salazar, Marcela (20 July 2019). "Franco Olego, delantero argentino de Deportes La Serena: "Me siento cómodo por todo el frente de ataque"". Radio Guayacán (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "TORNEO ARGENTINO A : Franco Olego jugará en Defensores". laradioramallo.com.ar (in Spanish). 6 September 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Franco Olego es de Atlanta". Deportes Hoy (in Spanish). 6 January 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ^ Triviño, Ana (27 June 2016). "Franco Olego firma con Wilstermann". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ^ "El segundo de refuerzo de Instituto es Franco Olego, un ex Talleres". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Franco Olego jugará en Mitre". Interior Futbolero (in Spanish). 8 January 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Franco Olego: "No me esperaba tener los goles que tengo"". Interior Futbolero (in Spanish). 1 December 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  10. ^ Rivera Valencia, Carlos (29 June 2020). "Franco Olego no sigue en Club Deportes La Serena". Diario El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Deportes Temuco suma a un nuevo delantero: Franco Olego". SoyChile (in Spanish). 2 November 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Franco Olego: "La prioridad es mi familia"". laradioramallo.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  13. ^ Ponce, Edu (3 March 2021). "El argentino Franco Leonel Olego llegó a Ecuador para unirse a Liga de Portoviejo como refuerzo para la temporada 2021". www.eduponce.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Olimpo (Bahía Blanca): Franco Olego es nuevo refuerzo del Aurinegro". www.soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  15. ^ Coello, Kelvin (20 December 2021). "Olimpo de Argentina confirma que el delantero Franco Olego será nuevo jugador del Motagua para el torneo Clausura". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Motagua presenta al delantero argentino Franco Olego". Radio Cadena Voces (in Spanish). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Franco Olego, garantía de goles para Sarmiento". Interior Futbolero (in Spanish). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Rompe el mercado: Franco Olego deja Sarmiento y jugará el Regional para Cremería". Interior Futbolero (in Spanish). 19 October 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Douglas selló su primer refuerzo para la próxima temporada: Franco Olego". Diario La Opinion de Pergamino (in Spanish). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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