Franco Nicolás Quiroz (born 11 March 1998) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a left-back for

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Career

Quiroz began playing at an early age for the youth of Monseñor Rösch, who preceded spells in the academies of Wanderers de Concordia, where he made his senior bow as a fifteen-year-old, and Colón. In his senior career with Colón, he was an unused substitute on six occasions for the club in 2017 and 2018 - four of which came in

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matches while the other two occurred in the

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in mid-2018 for ties with

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and Atlético Junior. His professional bow eventually arrived on 28 January 2019, with the defender completing the full ninety minutes of a 2–0 victory over Argentinos Juniors. After nine appearances for Colón, Quiroz departed on loan in January 2020 to Primera B Nacional's Agropecuario. He didn't make an appearance in the second tier, before returning to his parent club in June. In October 2020, Quiroz terminated his contract with Colón and soon moved to Paraguayan Primera División club General Díaz. He debuted in a 4–3 home defeat to Libertad on 11 November, featuring for fifty-six minutes before being replaced by Diego Doldán. On 1 March 2021, Quiroz returned to his homeland and joined San Telmo. In January 2022, Quiroz joined San Martín de Tucumán on a loan deal until the end of 2023 with a purchase option. In January 2023, Quiroz joined Chacarita Juniors on a one-year deal. Ahead of the 2024 season, Quiroz joined

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quiroz, Franco 1998 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers People from Concordia, Entre Ríos Men's association football defenders Footballers from Entre Ríos Province Argentine Primera División players Paraguayan Primera División players Club Atlético Colón footballers Club Agropecuario Argentino players Club General Díaz (Luque) footballers Club Atlético San Telmo footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Atlético de Rafaela footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay