Franco Gabriel Mussis (born 19 April 1992) is an

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professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Gimnasia La Plata

Mussis joined

Gimnasia La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

in the youth years. He received his first team debut on 15 April 2012 away against

Gimnasia de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy , (usually known as Gimnasia de Jujuy or just GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, whic ...

in the

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

, after replacing Nicolas Alejandro Cabrera in the 74th minute. Despite not having many matches, Mussis became an undisputed pillar of the team. He scored his first goal on 10 March 2013 against

Club Olimpo Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club was founded October 15th, 1910. Its primary activity is soccer. The club is recognized in ...

in a 3–0 victory. He was a permanent part of the Gimnasia La Plata team, won promotion to the Primera División on 28 May 2013 at the

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. On 8 December 2013 he scored his first Primera División goal in an away 1–1 draw against

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Copenhagen

Mussis' performances in Gimnasia led to a transfer to

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side

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, which was announced on 31 January 2014 and was effectuated after the 2013–14 season. He received a 5-year contract.

Loan to Genoa

However, due to difficulties for Mussis to adapt in Copenhagen regarding to language, culture and training, as well as Mussis not arriving in Copenhagen in as good physical shape as expected, he went on a season long loan to

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on 23 August 2014.

San Lorenzo

On 6 January 2015, Copenhagen and Genoa agreed on ending the loan deal 6 months early. Meanwhile, Mussis was sold to the Argentinian club

San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to: Places Argentina * San Lorenzo, Santa Fe * San Lorenzo Department, Chaco * Villa San Lorenzo, town and municipality in Salta P ...

for an undisclosed figure.

Return to Gimnasia La Plata

Mussis returned to Gimnasia (LP), signing for the club on 4 January 2019.

Botoșani

In the summer of 2022, Mussis joined

Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

club

Botoșani Botoșani () is the capital city of Botoșani County, in the northern part of Moldavia, Romania. Today, it is best known as the birthplace of many celebrated Romanians, including Mihai Eminescu, Nicolae Iorga and Grigore Antipa. Origin of the ...

Montevarchi

On 31 January 2023, Mussis signed with

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in the Italian third-tier

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Honours

San Lorenzo *

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

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* * 1992 births Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Living people Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Men's association football midfielders Footballers from La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers F.C. Copenhagen players Genoa CFC players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Atlético Tucumán footballers FC Botoșani players Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902 players Liga I players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Danish Superliga players Serie A players Serie C players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Romania 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub