Franco José León Genit (born 12 July 1998) is a Peruvian

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who plays as a

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Club career

Early years

León is a product of

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, more commonly known as simply Alianza Lima, is a Peru, Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club was founded under the name of Sport Alianza on February ...

. In May 2015, he went on a trial at

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since he also had a European passport. The trial went well and he was offered to return in August. During the trial, León also played a friendly game for the club's B-team. However, he never officially signed for the club.

Deportivo Municipal

León joined

Deportivo Municipal Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their succ ...

from

in 2016 and was later promoted to the club's reserve team, where he also became the captain. After good performances, he was called up for two

Peruvian Primera División The Peru First Division (; known simply as ''First Division'', and Liga 1 Te Apuesto for sponsorship reasons), officially known as Liga 1, is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since ...

games in 2017, however, he remained on the bench in both games. He made his official debut on 25 November 2018 against

Sport Huancayo Club Sport Huancayo, more commonly known as Sport Huancayo, is a Peruvian professional Association football, football club based in Huancayo, Junín. It was founded in 2007 by Raúl Rojas and Édgar Araníbar. The club has been playing in the Per ...

. In 2019, León was loaned out to UTC Cajamarca, where he made six appearances. He returned to

for the 2020 season.

Juan Aurich

In the summer 2020, León moved to

Juan Aurich Club Juan Aurich S. A., commonly known as Juan Aurich, is a Peru, Peruvian association football, football club based in Chiclayo. The original Juan Aurich club was founded in 1922, this incarnation however was founded in 2005. The club currently ...

in the

Peruvian Segunda División The Peruvian Second Division (; known simply as ''Second Division'', and Liga 2 Caja Cusco for sponsorship reasons), officially known as Liga 2, is the second-highest division in the Peruvian football league system. Founded in 1943, it is a profess ...

. With seven games played for the team, he left the club at the end of 2020.

Carlos Stein

In April 2021, León joined fellow second division club FC Carlos Stein.

Return to Juan Aurich

In August 2021 it was reported, that León had returned to

. He made a total of four appearances for the club.

Lucera Calcio

On 22 December 2021 it was confirmed, that León had signed with Italian

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club Lucera Calcio.

Pirata

After a year in Italy, León returned home to Peru, where he signed with

side

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:León, Franco Living people 1998 births Men's association football defenders Peruvian men's footballers 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Peruvian Primera División players Deportivo Municipal footballers Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca footballers Juan Aurich footballers FC Carlos Stein players Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Footballers from Lima