Franco Malagueño (born 10 October 1998) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
for
Alvarado.
Career
Malagueño started out with
Talleres.
was the manager who promoted Malagueño into the club's senior team, with his opening inclusion in a matchday squad occurring on 26 August 2017 during a 5–2 victory over
Lanús
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.
He was an unused substitute for that fixture, as he was a further eight times in the
2017–18 Primera División; midway through that season, Malagueño played for Talleres at the
2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores
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.
His professional bow eventually arrived in February 2019, when the defender featured for the full ninety minutes of a draw away to
Atlético Tucumán
Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentine football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its footba ...
.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Argentine Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
Talleres de Córdoba footballers
Club Atlético Alvarado players
21st-century Argentine sportsmen
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