Franco Emanuel Cervi (; 26 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Celta de Vigo and the Argentina national team.

Club career

Rosario Central

A product of Rosario Central's youth system, Cervi made his league debut on 9 November 2014 against Estudiantes in a 1–0 home win. He replaced

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after 66 minutes. On 14 February 2015, he scored his first league goal against

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. On 25 February 2016, Cervi made his debut in the

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

against Nacional. He scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win against River Plate.

Benfica

On 15 September 2015, Cervi signed a six-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica with a release clause of €60 million. He continued to play for Rosario Central until May 2016 and joined Benfica on 24 June for the pre-season. On his debut for Benfica, he scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Braga in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, on 7 August 2016, and was elected best player on pitch. On 29 December, Cervi became the first Benfica player to score in all Portuguese competitions in the same season – Supertaça,

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, Taça de Portugal and

Taça da Liga The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual football club competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the Primeira Liga and LigaPro, the top two tier ...

respectively. In addition, he also scored in the UEFA Champions League.

Celta de Vigo

On 5 July 2021, Cervi joined Celta de Vigo.

International career

Cervi was selected in Argentina's 35-man provisional squad for the

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in Rio de Janeiro, however he did not make the final 18-man squad for the tournament. Cervi made his international debut for Argentina in a 3–0 friendly win over

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on 8 September 2018.

Personal life

Cervi, who is of Italian descent, possesses an Italian passport.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cervi goal.''

Honours

Benfica *

: 2016–17, 2018–19 * Taça de Portugal: 2016–17 * Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira:

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2016 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The 2016 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 38th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. It took place on 7 August 2016, and it featured the champions of the 2015–16 Primeira Liga, Benfica, and the winners of the 2015–16 Taça de ...

: Best Player

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cervi, Franco 1994 births Living people Argentine people of Italian descent Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province Argentine footballers Association football wingers Argentina international footballers Rosario Central footballers Argentine Primera División players S.L. Benfica footballers Primeira Liga players RC Celta de Vigo players La Liga players Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Spain