Francisco Teocharis Papaiordanou Filho, commonly known as Fran (born 5 May 1992), is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays for Corinthians B as an

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Career

Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, Fran played graduated from

Corinthians The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-aut ...

' youth system, and was subsequently loaned to

Guaratinguetá Guaratinguetá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 122,505 (2020 est.) in an area of 752.64 km2. It is located in the region of ...

in July 2011. He played his first match as a professional on 19 November, playing the last 28 minutes of a 2–1 home success against Vila Nova for the Série B championship. On 13 December 2012 Fran rescinded his link with ''Timão'' and moved to

Paulista Paulista is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of 334,376 as of 2020. It has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) of the Recife metropolitan area. It is the birthplace of footballer Rivaldo and is also famous for its beac ...

. After making no appearances for the latter he joined XV de Piracicaba, playing with the club in

Copa Paulista The Copa Paulista de Futebol, formerly known as Copa FPF, also sometimes called Copa Federação Paulista de Futebol or, in English, São Paulo State Cup, is a tournament organized by Federação Paulista de Futebol Company every second half of ...

. In late July 2013 Fran was loaned to Grêmio Barueri until November. In 2014, he joined Grêmio Osasco, and after appearing regularly he moved to Portuguesa on 7 July 2014.Honrado, Fran chega oficialmente à Portuguesa (Honored, Fran arrives officially at Portuguesa)
; FutNet, 7 July 2014

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fran 1992 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Guaratinguetá Futebol players Paulista Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players Grêmio Barueri Futebol players Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Nacional Atlético Clube (SP) players Associação Atlética Flamengo players Clube Atlético Juventus players Esporte Clube Noroeste players