Franco José León Genit (born 12 July 1998) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for

Pirata FC Pirata Fútbol Club is a Peruvian professional soccer club based in José Leonardo Ortiz District in the city of Chiclayo, Lambayeque Region. The team currently competes in the Liga 2. History The club was founded on November 15, 2015 in the J ...

Club career

Early years

León is a product of

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, popularly known as Alianza Lima or simply Alianza, is a Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. It is widely known for having one of the most historical and successful football teams i ...

. In May 2015, he went on a trial at

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...

since he also had a European passport. The trial went well and he was offered to return in August. During the trial, León also played a friendly game for the club's B-team. However, he never officially signed for the club.

Deportivo Municipal

León joined

Deportivo Municipal Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their success was won a few ye ...

from

in 2016 and was later promoted to the club's reserve team, where he also became the captain. After good performances, he was called up for two Peruvian Primera División games in 2017, however, he remained on the bench in both games. He made his official debut on 25 November 2018 against Sport Huancayo. In 2019, León was loaned out to UTC Cajamarca, where he made six appearances. He returned to

for the 2020 season.

Juan Aurich

In the summer 2020, León moved to

Juan Aurich Club Juan Aurich S. A., commonly known as Juan Aurich, is a professional football club based in Chiclayo, Peru. The original Juan Aurich club was founded in 1922, this incarnation however was founded in 2005; they play in the Torneo Descentral ...

in the

Peruvian Segunda División The Liga 2 (Ligue 2) of Peru is the second-highest division in the Peruvian football league system. It is a professional and promotional division organized by the Peruvian Football Federation. After years of changing numbers of clubs, as of 2021 t ...

. With seven games played for the team, he left the club at the end of 2020.

Carlos Stein

In April 2021, León joined fellow second division club

FC Carlos Stein Asociación FC Carlos Stein is a Peruvian football club from the José Leonardo Ortiz District in the city of Lambayeque Region, Lambayeque. The team currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División, Liga 1 tournament. History The club was fo ...

Return to Juan Aurich

In August 2021 it was reported, that León had returned to

. He made a total of four appearances for the club.

Lucera Calcio

On 22 December 2021 it was confirmed, that León had signed with Italian

Promozione The Promozione (, "promotion") is the sixth level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level. Depending on each league's lo ...

club Lucera Calcio.

Pirata

After a year in Italy, León returned home to Peru, where he signed with

side Pirata in March 2023.PIRATA FC ASEGURÓ 5 NUEVOS JALES PARA LA TEMPORADA 2023 DE LA LIGA 2
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:León, Franco Living people 1998 births Men's association football defenders Peruvian men's footballers Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Peruvian Primera División players Deportivo Municipal footballers Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca footballers Juan Aurich footballers FC Carlos Stein players Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy