Franco Pardo (born 5 April 1997) is an Argentine

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who plays as a

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for Unión Santa Fe.

Career

Pardo started his Belgrano career in May 2017, making his professional debut on 8 May in an away win versus Vélez Sarsfield as a second-half substitute for Matías Suárez. Having suffered a serious knee injury soon after, Pardo returned to the first-team set-up in May 2019 for a

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encounter with

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. In February 2021, Pardo joined

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto Asociación Atlética Estudiantes (usually known as Estudiantes de Río Cuarto) is an Argentinian sports club located in the city of Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province. Although many sports are practised at the club, it is mostly known for its footb ...

. A year later, in February 2022, Pardo moved to

Chilean Primera División The Chilean Primera División () is a professional association football league in Chile and the highest level of the Chilean football league system. Founded in 1933, it is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). The l ...

club

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.Franco Pardo es nuevo refuerzo de Palestino
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* 1997 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Chilean Primera División players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Estudiantes de Río Cuarto footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers All Boys footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-defender-1990s-stub