Franco Enrique Navarro Mandayo (born 24 October 1990) is an Argentine-born
Peruvian
Peruvians (''/peruanas'') are the citizens of Peru. What is now Peru has been inhabited for several millennia by cultures such as the Caral before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Peruvian population decreased from an estimated 5–9 ...
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for
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 the
Torneo Descentralizado.
Club career
Franco Navarro Manadayo started playing with Academia Tito Drago in 2003. Between 2005 and 2007 he was part of
Universidad San Martín de Porres
Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to:
Places
* Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Universidad (Madrid)
Football clubs
* Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
...
's youth teams. He then joined
Cienciano
Club Cienciano, more commonly known as Cienciano, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club based in Cusco, that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. It gained worldwide recognition after defeating Club At ...
's youth squad. He made his debut in the
Torneo Descentralizado with Cienciano in 2008.
He transferred to
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal S.A., shortened to Sporting Cristal, is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, soccer team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by e ...
for the
2009 season but was released soon after.
Personal life
He was born in
Santa Fe, Argentina
Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (; usually called just Santa Fe, lit. "Holy Faith") is the capital city of the provinces of Argentina, province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe, Argentina. It is situated in north-eastern Argentina, near the junction of t ...
and is the son of
Franco Navarro and holds dual Argentine-Peruvian nationality.
References
External links
1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina
Sportspeople of Peruvian descent
Peruvian men's footballers
Cienciano footballers
Sporting Cristal footballers
Total Chalaco footballers
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Club Alianza Lima footballers
Peruvian Primera División players
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Men's association football forwards
Naturalized citizens of Peru
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