Giuliano Frano (born May 16, 1993) is a Canadian

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player.

Club career

Early career

Frano began his college career at the

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. In his two seasons with the Falcons, he made a total of 40 appearances and tallied four goals and 13 assists. In 2013, Frano transferred to

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

. In his first season with the Eagles, he made 18 appearances and led the team with four goals. He also had two assists. In his senior year, he made 16 appearances.

Seattle Sounders 2

On March 21, 2015, Frano signed a professional contract with

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club

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. He made his professional debut that same day in a 4–2 victory over

Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento Republic FC is an American professional soccer team based in Sacramento, California, that plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second level in US soccer. Co-founded by Warren Smith and Joe Wagoner in 2012, the ...

. On April 11, 2015, Frano scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 victory over

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Whitecaps FC 2

Frano signed with

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on January 27, 2016 In December 2016, Whitecaps FC 2 announced that Frano would not return to the club for the 2017 season.

Sigma FC

In 2017 and 2018, Frano played for

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club

Sigma FC Sigma Sports is a Canadian youth soccer development academy and player management company based in Mississauga, Ontario. They also operate a senior academy soccer team that currently competes in League1 Ontario, as Sigma FC. Over 140 Sigma player ...

. He was named to the league's All-Star Team and Best XI both seasons.

Forge FC

On February 7, 2019 Frano signed with

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club

Forge FC Forge FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario, that competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of Canadian soccer. The club plays its home matches at Tim Hortons Field. Forge FC joined the CPL in 2019 as ...

. He made his debut for Forge in their inaugural game against York 9 FC on April 27, and scored his first goal for the

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side against

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on May 8. On July 31, 2020 Forge announced Frano had departed the club to pursue personal business interests.

Woodbridge Strikers

In 2021 and 2022, he returned to League1 Ontario with the

Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge Strikers Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Woodbridge, Ontario. The club was founded in 1976 as a youth soccer club and added its semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2014. The team plays home ga ...

International career

On September 23, 2015 Frano was called up to the Canadian U23 squad for the

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as an injury replacement for

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Personal life

Frano was born in

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to an Italian father and a Canadian mother. He attended

where he studied finance. Beyond soccer, Frano co-owns a restaurant in Mississauga.

Honours

;Individual *

First Team All Star:

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References

External links

Boston College bio
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frano, Giuliano 1993 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Canadian men's soccer players Soccer players from Mississauga Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Montevallo Falcons athletes Boston College Eagles men's soccer players Tacoma Defiance players Whitecaps FC 2 players Forge FC players USL Championship players League1 Ontario players Canadian Premier League players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Sigma FC players Woodbridge Strikers players