Alan Franco

Franco's current-season form is level with last season (Season 28→27), while his Rating held around 50. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Atletico-MG · 6th	21	0	1	6.67	58	36
2025/26	Atletico-MG · 11th	30	1	0	6.9	51	28
2024/25	Atletico-MG · 12th	22	0	0	6.83	60	13
2023/24	Atletico-MG · 3rd	18	0	0	6.67	61	9
2023/24	Talleres Cordoba	19	0	0	6.54	—	—
2022/23	Charlotte · 9th	10	0	1	6.77	38	8
2022/23	Talleres Cordoba · 13th	15	0	0	6.66	45	6

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Ecuador · international

Side	Apps	G
Ecuador	62	1
Ecuador U23	4	0
Ecuador U17	5	0

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

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

A. Franco is a 28-year-old central defender at Atletico-MG, rated 49.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 106th of 356 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (62.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.16 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Franco.

Judged on this season alone, Franco graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 30% of the 64 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 5 clean sheets and 3.164 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 27). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, top 24% of the 64 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 28 Franco is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Franco is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potentialTop 24% centre-backs · Serie A Current seasonTop 30% centre-backs · Serie A 19th-best centre-back in the Serie A 106th in the Serie A · potential 15th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A

49.8

Ratingi

15th of 64 centre-backs

26.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

62.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.16

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Atletico-MG finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.16

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 62.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 49.8, Franco carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A (top 24%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %62.2%

Available fixtures31 of 31

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.052

Goal contribution / 900.052

Defensive actions / 903.164

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %88

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.311

Foul involvement / 902.075

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 ages 23–27 (~24), then tapers with age. At 28, Franco sits on 14.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Franco's projected Rating — 49.8 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 Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target3

Shots6

Passing

Assists1

Chances created8

Passes697

Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success66.7%

Duels won54

Duels won %49.5%

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles30

Interceptions18

Blocks13

Fouls committed32

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

Atletico-MG(back from loan)Jul 2023 – now

Talleres Cordoba(on loan)until Jul 2023

Charlotte(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2023

Atletico-MGJul 2020 – Jan 2022

Independienteuntil Jul 2020

About A. Franco

Alan Steven Franco Palma is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Atletico-MG, born on August 21, 1998 in Jujan, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Ecuador. Atletico-MG currently sit 6th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, A. Franco has made 21 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,735 minutes, averaging a 6.56 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 6 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Serie A, the CONMEBOL Sudamericana and the Copa Do Brasil. Though primarily a centre-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When A. Franco plays, Atletico-MG's record this season is 15W-6D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.74 at home against 6.63 on the road.

Recent matches

October 14, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Atletico Torque (90 minutes, 7.38 rating)
October 11, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Santos (69 minutes, 6.27 rating)
September 12, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Fluminense (65 minutes, 6.32 rating)
September 9, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Santos (90 minutes, 6.07 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Sao Paulo (90 minutes, 6.15 rating)
September 2, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Cruzeiro (65 minutes, 6.58 rating)
August 26, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Cruzeiro (90 minutes, 6 rating)
August 19, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs RB Bragantino (84 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 16, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Gremio (61 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 12, 2026: 1-0 win away at RB Bragantino (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)

A. Franco's next match is on October 26, 2026, when Atletico-MG face Flamengo away in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Franco at 49.8 with a Season form score of 26.8, ranking 106th of 356 centre-backs in the Serie A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 11 career titles — among them the Mineiro 1 and the Copa do Brasil. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, A. Franco has totalled 234 club appearances with 7 goals and 2 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 33 appearances for Independiente del Valle.

A. Franco's career has also included time at Talleres Cordoba, Charlotte and Independiente.

On the international stage, A. Franco has represented Ecuador, Ecuador U23, Ecuador U17 — 71 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Atletico-MG finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points