Franco Armani
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60%Born
1986 (38 years old)
Birth Place
Casilda, ArgentinaPosition
Goalkeeper
Status
Active
Ethnicity
Team Number
1
Height
189 cm
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Side
Right
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Market Value
€3.15m
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Sport
SoccerTeam
River Plate
2nd Team
Argentina
League
Argentinian Primera Division
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Franco Armani (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 16 October 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Argentina national team. He was a member of the Argentina team that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Armani married a Colombian and applied for citizenship. Colombia were reportedly interested in naturalising Armani so that he could play for their national team; however, he wished to return to Argentina to press his case for a World Cup berth with the nation of his birth.
Armani has impressed for River, being described by Olé as a goalkeeper who wins matches.
In June 2018, Armani was named in Argentina's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia by manager Jorge Sampaoli. On 26 June, he made his international debut starting in place of Willy Caballero for Argentina's final group match against Nigeria; Argentina advanced to the second round as group runners-up following a 2–1 victory. On 30 June, Armani started in the Round of 16 match against France, which saw Argentina eliminated from the tournament following a 4–3 defeat.
He was named in Argentina's final 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América by manager Lionel Scaloni. He played every minute of the tournament as Argentina claimed the bronze medal by finishing third after defeating Chile 2–1 in the third place play-off match.
He was named in Argentina's 28-man squad for the 2021 Copa América. He made his only appearance in Argentina's final group match, where they defeated Bolivia 4–1 to progress to the next round. He remained understudy to Emiliano Martínez in the remaining matches as Argentina won the tournament by defeating Brazil 1–0 in the final. On 1 June 2022, Armani remained as an unused substitute as Argentina won 3–0 against reigning European Champions Italy at Wembley Stadium in the 2022 Finalissima.
He was named in Argentina's final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar by Scaloni. He did not play a single minute in the tournament, with Martínez as first-choice, as Argentina won the World Cup by defeating France 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out to win the final.
Season Stats
10 appearances in the current 2024 Season
Career Honours
Career Milestones
Former Youth Teams
Former Senior Teams
2006-2010 |
2007-2008 (Loan) |
2010-2018 |
Former Club Staff
Contracts
2018-2023 |
2018-2024 |
2024-2026 |
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