Richard Franco
Midfield - Central Midfield
at Retrô FC Brasil
at Retrô FC Brasil
875 days · joined 2024-01-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
—
Rating · 2025
4.9
Average
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
2017
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Club Sol de América
top club · 84 apps
Position rank · 2025
#230
goals rank
#388
assists rank
20
season goals
11
season assists
Among 483 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€650k
peak value · 2019
—
top transfer fee
5
best season · 2023
1 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1992-07-16 · 4 players total
246Appearances
20Goals
11Assists
57Yellow cards
1Red cards
86Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Richard Franco |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Richard Darío Franco Escobar |
| Date of birth | 1992-07-16 (33 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Ciudad del Leste, Paraguay |
| Citizenship |  Paraguay |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 184.00 m |
| Current club | Retrô FC Brasil |
| Joined | 2024-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | J9 Sports Group |
Jul 2025
2025 — Retrô FC Brasil
29 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — Retrô FC Brasil
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: Remo → Retrô
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Clube do Remo (PA)
28 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Náutico → Remo
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Clube Náutico Capibaribe
46 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: Without Club → Náutico
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Club Sol de América
9 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
Transfer: Sol de América → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Sep 2020
Transfer: CSA → Sol de América
20/21 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
2020 — Centro Sportivo Alagoano (AL), Club Sol de América
16 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Sol de América → CSA
19/20 · Loan
Dec 2019
Transfer: Avaí FC → Sol de América
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2019
Transfer: Sol de América → Avaí FC
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
2019 — Club Sol de América, Avaí FC
45 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Club Sol de América
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Club Sol de América
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Club General → Sol de América
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €650k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 319 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.24/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 0.24/90
Yellow cards8 total · 0.97/90
Minutes played by club
Retrô FC Brasil
13.1%
Clube do Remo (PA)
17.2%
Clube Náutico Capibaribe
16.4%
Club Sol de América
22.7%
Centro Sportivo Alagoano (AL)
1.0%
Avaí FC
29.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrô FC Brasil | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1,020 |
| Clube do Remo (PA) | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1,336 |
| Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 1,275 |
| Club Sol de América | 5 | 2017 | 2021 | 84 | 6 | 6 | 1,760 |
| Centro Sportivo Alagoano (AL) | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 81 |
| Avaí FC | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2,286 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Campeonato Pernambucano | Retrô FC Brasil | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 400 |
| 2025 | Copa do Brasil | Retrô FC Brasil | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 339 |
| 2025 | Copa do Nordeste - Fase Preliminar | Retrô FC Brasil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Série C | Retrô FC Brasil | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Campeonato Pernambucano | Retrô FC Brasil | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 |
| 2024 | Copa do Brasil | Retrô FC Brasil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Copa do Nordeste - Fase Preliminar | Retrô FC Brasil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Série D | Retrô FC Brasil | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Campeonato Paraense | Clube do Remo (PA) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 248 |
| 2023 | Copa do Brasil | Clube do Remo (PA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 325 |
| 2023 | Copa Verde | Clube do Remo (PA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 319 |
| 2023 | Série C | Clube do Remo (PA) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 444 |
| 2022 | Campeonato Pernambucano | Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 692 |
| 2022 | Copa do Brasil | Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Copa do Nordeste | Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Copa do Nordeste - Fase Final | Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Série B | Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 28 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 583 |
| 2021 | Primera División Apertura | Club Sol de América | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Copa do Brasil | Centro Sportivo Alagoano (AL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Copa do Nordeste | Centro Sportivo Alagoano (AL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 2020 | Copa Sudamericana | Club Sol de América | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Primera División Clausura | Club Sol de América | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 238 |
| 2020 | Primera División Paraguay Playoffs | Club Sol de América | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Série B | Centro Sportivo Alagoano (AL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Copa Sudamericana | Club Sol de América | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Primera División Apertura | Club Sol de América | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 426 |
| 2019 | Série A | Avaí FC | 27 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2,286 |
| 2018 | Copa Sudamericana | Club Sol de América | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Primera División Apertura | Club Sol de América | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Primera División Clausura | Club Sol de América | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 467 |
| 2017 | Copa Sudamericana | Club Sol de América | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Primera División Apertura | Club Sol de América | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Primera División Clausura | Club Sol de América | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 629 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2017-01-01 | Club General | Sol de América | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-09 | Sol de América | Avaí FC | Loan | 250000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-12-31 | Avaí FC | Sol de América | Return from loan | 650000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-21 | Sol de América | CSA | Loan | 650000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-23 | CSA | Sol de América | Return from loan | 525000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Sol de América | Without Club | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-27 | Without Club | Náutico | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-01 | Náutico | Remo | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-01 | Remo | Retrô | Transfer | 200000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€650k
Low—
Δ since start−€250k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €525k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3581 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matías Pardo | 1 | 0 | 992 |
| Leonan | 2 | 0 | 929 |
| Jean Carlos | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vladimir | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego Guerra | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guilherme Paraíba | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernesto Álvarez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinícius | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mascote | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerardo Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustavo Velázquez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Perri | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubén Escobar | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgar Ferreira | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Milciades Portillo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aldo Vera | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Radsley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Vitor | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Iván Villalba | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| César Villagra | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Série B | Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 3 | 28 |
| 2019 | Primera División Apertura | Club Sol de América | 2 | 15 |
| 2020 | Primera División Clausura | Club Sol de América | 2 | 7 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Primera División Apertura | Club Sol de América | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | Série B | Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 2 | 28 |
| 2022 | Copa do Nordeste | Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 2 | 6 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 2020-09-23 | CSA | Sol de América | Return from loan | — | €525k |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-21 | Sol de América | CSA | Loan | — | €650k |
| 19/20 | 2019-12-31 | Avaí FC | Sol de América | Return from loan | — | €650k |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-09 | Sol de América | Avaí FC | Loan | — | €250k |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Senior debut season | |
| 2017 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 739 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 |
| 2024 | 27 | 281 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1,336 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.61 |
| 2022 | 46 | 1,275 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.78 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 319 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 |
| 2019 | 45 | 2,712 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 29 | 467 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 |
| 2017 | 17 | 629 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Primera División Clausura
28 apps
4 G
1 A
Série B
32 apps
3 G
2 A
Campeonato Pernambucano
27 apps
3 G
0 A
Primera División Apertura
43 apps
2 G
4 A
Copa do Brasil
12 apps
2 G
0 A
Campeonato Paraense
7 apps
2 G
0 A
Copa do Nordeste
7 apps
1 G
2 A
Série A
27 apps
1 G
1 A
Série C
27 apps
1 G
0 A
Copa Verde
4 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Richard Franco
Who is Richard Franco?
Richard Franco is a Paraguay professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retrô FC Brasil.
How old is Richard Franco?
Richard Franco is 33 years old. He was born on July 16, 1992 in Ciudad del Leste.
What position does Richard Franco play?
Richard Franco plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Richard Franco play for?
Richard Franco currently plays for Retrô FC Brasil.
How many career goals has Richard Franco scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Richard Franco has scored 20 goals in 246 appearances.