Franco Di Santo
Franco Matías Di Santo
Born: April 7, 1989
Mendoza, Argentina
Position: F - Center Forward
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 194
Career: 2007-2023
Foot: right
Franco Di Santo has scored 70 goals and recorded 17 assists in his 409-game career with the Chelsea FC, Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Werder Bremen, FC Schalke 04, Rayo Vallecano, Atlético Mineiro, Göztepe, San Lorenzo, Club Tijuana and Universidad Católica. He began playing during the 2007 season and has taken the pitch during the 2023 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | EPL | Chelsea FC | 8 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 2009-10 | EPL | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 15 | 1154 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | |
| 2010-11 | EPL | Wigan Athletic | 25 | 9 | 928 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | |
| 2011-12 | EPL | Wigan Athletic | 32 | 24 | 2024 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.9 | |
| 2012-13 | EPL | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 24 | 2125 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18.5 | |
| 2013-14 | Bundesliga | Werder Bremen | 23 | 21 | 1655 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 28.6 | |
| 2014-15 | Bundesliga | Werder Bremen | 26 | 26 | 2293 | 13 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 38.2 | |
| 2015-16 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 25 | 13 | 1301 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 | |
| 2016-17 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 12 | 3 | 323 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2017-18 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 22 | 1654 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 14 | 21.4 |
| 2018-19 | La Liga | Rayo Vallecano | 6 | 1 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 4 | 3 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Brasileirão | Atlético Mineiro | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021-22 | SL | Göztepe | 15 | 12 | 989 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 25.0 |
| 2021 | ArgPD | San Lorenzo | 19 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022-23 | Liga MX (Apertura) | Club Tijuana | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Primera | Universidad Católica | 20 | 12 | 1122 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 344 | 230 | 16148 | 52 | 17 | 379 | 56 | 49 | 2 | 69 | 75.4 | 161 | 32.3 | |||
| Cup | 33 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 409 | 271 | 16148 | 70 | 17 | 379 | 56 | 53 | 2 | 69 | 161 | 43.5 |
Playing Career:
| Year | Country | Level | League | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | England | I | Premier League | Chelsea FC |
| 2009-10 | England | I | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers |
| 2010-11 | England | I | Premier League | Wigan Athletic |
| 2011-12 | England | I | Premier League | Wigan Athletic |
| 2012-13 | England | I | Premier League | Wigan Athletic |
| 2013-14 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | Werder Bremen |
| 2014-15 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | Werder Bremen |
| 2015-16 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 |
| 2016-17 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 |
| 2017-18 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 |
| 2018-19 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 |
| 2018-19 | Spain | I | La Liga | Rayo Vallecano |
| 2019 | Brazil | I | Série A | Atlético Mineiro |
| 2021 | Argentina | Copa de la Superliga | San Lorenzo | |
| 2021 | Argentina | I | Primera División | San Lorenzo |
| 2021-22 | Turkey | I | SüperLig | Göztepe |
| 2022-23 | Mexico | I | Liga MX | Club Tijuana |
| 2023 | Chile | I | Primera División | Universidad Católica |
