Franco Zapiola Yamartino (born 19 February 2001) is an Argentine

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who plays as a

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for Platense.

Career

Born in Magdalena,

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

, Zapiola was an

Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "La Plata Students"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its histo ...

youth graduate. He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 17 July 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Sánchez Miño in a 3–0 away win over

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. Zapiola subsequently established himself as a first team regular, and scored his first senior goal on 2 April 2022, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 3–3 away draw against Godoy Cruz; six days later, he scored his team's fourth in a 4–1

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home routing of Vélez Sarsfield. In October 2022, Zapiola extended this contract until the end of 2024 having made over 50 appearances for the club in the league and cups, including his debut in the

. On 18 July 2024, Zapiola joined Platense for a fee of $500,000, signing a three-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Estudiantes *

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Platense *

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: 2025 Apertura

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zapiola, Franco 2001 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen