Franco Di Santo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetFranco Di Santo
Argentinian association football player
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Place of Birth: Mendoza, Argentina
About Franco Di Santo
- Franco MatÃas Di Santo (Spanish pronunciation: ['f?a?ko ði 'santo]; born 7 April 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro. Di Santo began his career at Chilean club Audax Italiano, earning a £3.4 million move to Chelsea in 2008 and a first-team place following good form in the reserves.
- After a season on loan at Blackburn Rovers, he moved to Wigan Athletic for £2 million in 2010, where he won the FA Cup in 2013.
- After totalling 14 goals in 122 Premier League matches, he was released following Wigan's relegation to the Championship in 2013.
- He then moved to Werder Bremen in Germany, spending two seasons there, before making a controversial switch to rivals Schalke 04.Di Santo has represented the Argentina national football team on three occasions.
- He was nicknamed 'Crespito' (Little Crespo) after Chelsea's former Argentinian striker Hernán Crespo.
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