Alan Franco

Project player

Tigres UANL · 29 yrsFringe playerOn loan from Sao Paulo

22.6

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameAlan Javier Franco

PositionCentre-back

NationalityArgentina

Age29

Date of birth11 Oct 1996

BirthplaceAvellaneda

Height180 cm

Shirt number#15

ClubTigres UANL

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Centre-back

Season stats

Full career & schedule →

Appearances

Goals

Assists

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tigres UANL.

Also this season

Parent club Sao Paulo — CONMEBOL Libertadores: 7 apps, 0g 1a, 779 min

Parent club Sao Paulo — Copa Do Brasil: 3 apps, 0g 1a, 368 min

Parent club Sao Paulo — Paulista - A1: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 338 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Tigres UANL; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
Serie Aat Sao Paulo	13	1085	6.84
Paulista - A1at Sao Paulo	7	630	6.61
CONMEBOL Sudamericanaat Sao Paulo	5	434	7.3
Copa Do Brasilat Sao Paulo	1	99	7.5

Career

Full career & schedule →

CONMEBOL Sudamericana×2Copa do Brasil×2Supercopa do Brasil×2

Franco's current-season form is down 58% on last season (Season 33→14), while his Rating eased 45→41. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 62).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Tigres UANLLoan · 15th	3	0	0	6.35	23	33
2026/27	Sao Paulo · 13th	13	0	0	6.84	41	14
2025/26	Sao Paulo · 8th	29	0	0	6.82	45	33
2024/25	Sao Paulo · 6th	32	0	1	6.85	56	29
2023/24	Sao Paulo · 11th	30	1	1	6.98	53	16
2022/23	Atlanta United FC · 11th	31	1	2	7.03	42	25

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Argentina · international

Side	Apps	G
Argentina	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

A. Franco is a 29-year-old central defender at Sao Paulo, rated 45.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (69% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Franco.

On the season, Franco graded 33 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 2.897 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45. At 29 Franco is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down

45.3

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

32.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

69%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.9

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sao Paulo finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.9

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 29 appearances.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 69% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 45.3 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %69%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.897

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.267

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 29 (~14), then tapers with age. At 29, Franco sits on 14.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Franco's projected Rating — 45.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles32

Interceptions26

Blocks18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.4M total transfer fees · 3 moves

Tigres UANL(on loan)Jul 2026 – now

Sao PauloJan 2023 – Jul 2026

Atlanta United FCApr 2021 – Jan 2023€ 2.4M

Independienteuntil Apr 2021

About A. Franco

Alan Javier Franco is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Tigres UANL, born on October 11, 1996 in Avellaneda, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Tigres UANL currently sit 15th of 18 in the Liga MX.

This season

In the current season, A. Franco has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 96 minutes, averaging a 7.02 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Serie A, the Paulista - A1, the CONMEBOL Sudamericana and the Copa Do Brasil.

When A. Franco plays, Tigres UANL's record this season is 8W-7D-6L — and his match ratings average 7.09 at home against 6.61 on the road.

Recent matches

August 16, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Atlas (80 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 12, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Vancouver Whitecaps (94 minutes, 7.9 rating)
August 8, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Minnesota United FC (87 minutes, 7.2 rating)
July 26, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Atletico San Luis (16 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 31, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Remo (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 26, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Boston River (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 23, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Botafogo (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 20, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Millonarios (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 3, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Bahia (100 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 21, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Juventude (99 minutes, 7.5 rating)

A. Franco's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Tigres UANL face Santos Laguna away in the Liga MX.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Franco at 45.3 with a Season form score of 32.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Supercopa do Brasil and the Copa do Brasil. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, A. Franco has totalled 247 club appearances with 2 goals and 7 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 32 appearances for Sao Paulo.

A. Franco's career has also included time at Sao Paulo, Atlanta United FC and Independiente.

On the international stage, A. Franco has represented Argentina — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sao Paulo finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points