Franco Junior Aliberti Barreto (born 16 June 1984 in

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

) is a

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( striker) who plays for Patriotas of

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Junior Aliberti started his career in 2002 playing for

Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan association football, football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1945, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo Ma ...

. He stayed there until 2004 when he was loaned out mid-year to

Deportivo Maldonado Club Deportivo Maldonado is a football club from Maldonado, Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda División following their relegation from the Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American ...

. He returned to

the following year where he played in the

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...

, he was than transferred to

Plaza Colonia Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes, or simply Plaza Colonia, is a Uruguayan professional football club from Colonia del Sacramento, that competes in the Uruguayan Primera Division. Founded in 1917, the club plays its home games at the 3,000 seater ...

during the middle of 2005. In 2006, he went to

Montevideo Wanderers Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Primera División and play at the Estadio Viera. Beside football, the cl ...

and in August of that same year he went to

Miramar Misiones Club Sportivo Miramar Misiones, usually known simply as Miramar Misiones is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club was formed from the merger of two clubs: Miramar (founded on October 17, 1915) and Misiones (founded on March 26, ...

. In 2007, he went to C.A. Bella Vista and was than transferred to

C.A. Progreso Club Atlético Progreso, also known simply as Progreso, is a professional football club based in Montevideo, Uruguay, that will compete in the Uruguayan Primera División again in 2024 after being relegated to the Second Division in 2021 Progre ...

where he stayed until July 2008. He then went to Club Atlético Cerro. 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 ...

in January 2009.

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1977 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football forwards Uruguayan Primera División players Danubio F.C. players Deportivo Maldonado players Plaza Colonia players Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Miramar Misiones players C.A. Bella Vista players C.A. Progreso players C.A. Cerro players Sporting Cristal footballers Deportivo Pasto footballers El Tanque Sisley players L.D.U. Loja footballers José Gálvez FBC footballers Patriotas Boyacá footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen {{Uruguay-footy-forward-1980s-stub