Franco Vega

Franco Vega
Personal information
Full name	Franco Agustín Vega
Date of birth	9 September 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Cutral Co, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Armenio
Youth career
	Petrolero Argentino
	ACDC Patagonia
	Boca Juniors
	Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2024	Vélez Sarsfield
2021–2022	→ Estoril (loan)
2023	→ Arsenal de Sarandí (loan)
2024	→ Huachipato (loan)
2025	Alvarado
2026–	Deportivo Armenio
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 January 2026

Franco Agustín Vega (born 9 September 2001) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo Armenio.

Career

Born in Cutral Co, Argentina, Vega was with the city team, Petrolero Argentino, ACDC Patagonia and Boca Juniors before joining the Vélez Sarsfield youth system.^[1]^[2] Having trained with the first team since 2020,^[3] he signed his first professional contract in 2021 with them. In August of the same year, he was loaned to Portuguese club Estoril on a deal for a year with an option to buy,^[4] making appearances for the under-23 team and winning the 2021–2022 Liga Revelação.^[5]

Despite Vega was promoted to the Estoril first team,^[6] he returned to Vélez Sarsfield^[7] and was subsequently loaned to Arsenal de Sarandí for the 2023 season.^[8] For the 2024 season, he joined on loan to Huachipato in the Chilean top division.^[9] At the end of the year, he ended his contract with Vélez Sarsfield.^[10]

In 2025, Vega returned to his country of birth and joined Alvarado.^[11] The next year, he joined Deportivo Armenio.^[12]

Personal life

Vega is of Chilean descent since his paternal grandparents are Chilean, being eligible to represent both Argentina and Chile.^[2]^[1] He got the Chilean nationality in 2023.^[13]

References

1 2 Cid, Angela (8 August 2020). "La selección chilena en busca de Franco Vega". 299 Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
1 2 "Un juvenil de Vélez, en la mira de la Selección de Chile". IAM Noticias (in Spanish). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
↑ "Franco Vega, la "joyita" de Vélez que está en la mira de la Roja". Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
↑ Vega, Diego (20 September 2021). "Promesa chilena se va a Europa: "Estoy muy feliz, era un sueño"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
↑ "Deslocação ao Seixal sem pontos". EstorilPraia.pt (in Portuguese). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
↑ "FRANCO VEGA". EstorilPraia.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
↑ ""Ojalá pueda quedarme y pelear un lugar"". C. A. Vélez Sarsfield (in Spanish). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
↑ "Franco Vega jugará a préstamo en Arsenal". 299 Deportes (in Spanish). 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
↑ Barrera, Cristian; Tapia, Carlos (14 December 2023). "El campeón mueve el mercado: Huachipato se refuerza con Franco Vega, argentino-chileno seguido por la Roja". La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
↑ Francke, Lucas (16 January 2025). "Recibió el llamado de La Roja: volante argentino se despidió de Vélez Sarsfield y ahora quedó libre". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
↑ "Franco Vega y Brian Blasi vestirán la camiseta de Alvarado". El Marplatense (in Spanish). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
↑ @deparmenio; (16 January 2026). "REFUERZOS ARMENIOS 🇦🇲⚽️" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via Instagram.
↑ Vega, Diego (16 December 2023). "Es refuerzo de Huachipato y se ilusiona con la Roja: "El fútbol chileno está muy competitivo... es una alegría"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2025. Franco Vega ya es oficialmente chileno: "Recibí mi pasaporte y toda la documentación"

External links

Franco Vega at Soccerway
Franco Vega at BeSoccer

[cid-1] 1 2 Cid, Angela (8 August 2020). "La selección chilena en busca de Franco Vega". 299 Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[iamnoticias-2] 1 2 "Un juvenil de Vélez, en la mira de la Selección de Chile". IAM Noticias (in Spanish). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[3] "Franco Vega, la "joyita" de Vélez que está en la mira de la Roja". Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[4] Vega, Diego (20 September 2021). "Promesa chilena se va a Europa: "Estoy muy feliz, era un sueño"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[5] "Deslocação ao Seixal sem pontos". EstorilPraia.pt (in Portuguese). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[6] "FRANCO VEGA". EstorilPraia.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[7] ""Ojalá pueda quedarme y pelear un lugar"". C. A. Vélez Sarsfield (in Spanish). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[8] "Franco Vega jugará a préstamo en Arsenal". 299 Deportes (in Spanish). 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[9] Barrera, Cristian; Tapia, Carlos (14 December 2023). "El campeón mueve el mercado: Huachipato se refuerza con Franco Vega, argentino-chileno seguido por la Roja". La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[10] Francke, Lucas (16 January 2025). "Recibió el llamado de La Roja: volante argentino se despidió de Vélez Sarsfield y ahora quedó libre". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2025.

[11] "Franco Vega y Brian Blasi vestirán la camiseta de Alvarado". El Marplatense (in Spanish). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[12] @deparmenio; (16 January 2026). "REFUERZOS ARMENIOS 🇦🇲⚽️" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via Instagram.

[13] Vega, Diego (16 December 2023). "Es refuerzo de Huachipato y se ilusiona con la Roja: "El fútbol chileno está muy competitivo... es una alegría"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2025. Franco Vega ya es oficialmente chileno: "Recibí mi pasaporte y toda la documentación"

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