Iván Franco
Attack - Second Striker
at Club Libertad Asunción
at Club Libertad Asunción
3,065 days · joined 2018-01-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€2.00m
Rating · 2025
6.5
Solid
Second Striker Attack
Career snapshot
2
clubs played for
2018
debut season
0.13
goals / match
Club Libertad Asunción
top club · 228 apps
Position rank · 2025
#10
goals rank
#17
assists rank
34
season goals
23
season assists
Among 35 Attack - Second Strikers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€6.00m
peak value · 2020
—
top transfer fee
11
best season · 2019
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 2000-04-16 · 6 players total
261Appearances
34Goals
23Assists
24Yellow cards
1Red cards
43Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Iván Franco |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Iván René Franco Díaz |
| Date of birth | 2000-04-16 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Ybycuí, Paraguay |
| Citizenship |  Paraguay |
| Position | Attack - Second Striker (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 165.00 m |
| Current club | Club Libertad Asunción |
| Joined | 2018-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | EagleEye |
Jul 2025
2025 — Club Libertad Asunción
32 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — Club Libertad Asunción
34 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2023
Transfer: Houston → Libertad
23/24 · Return from loan
Jul 2023
2023 — Houston Dynamo FC
33 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Libertad → Houston
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
2022 — Club Libertad Asunción
26 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2021
2021 — Club Libertad Asunción
32 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2020
2020 — Club Libertad Asunción
25 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Club Libertad Asunción
40 matches · 11 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Club Libertad Asunción
39 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Libertad U19 → Libertad
17/18 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 18 other Attack - Second Strikers with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals6 total · 0.50/90
Assists1 total · 0.08/90
G+A7 total · 0.58/90
Yellow cards5 total · 0.41/90
Minutes played by club
Club Libertad Asunción
90.9%
Houston Dynamo FC
9.1%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Libertad Asunción | 7 | 2018 | 2025 | 228 | 31 | 22 | 3,540 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 354 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Libertadores | Club Libertad Asunción | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 357 |
| 2025 | Primera División Apertura | Club Libertad Asunción | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 572 |
| 2025 | Primera División Clausura | Club Libertad Asunción | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 158 |
| 2024 | Copa Sudamericana | Club Libertad Asunción | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Libertadores | Club Libertad Asunción | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Primera División Apertura | Club Libertad Asunción | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 241 |
| 2024 | Primera División Clausura | Club Libertad Asunción | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Leagues Cup | Houston Dynamo FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | MLS | Houston Dynamo FC | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 354 |
| 2023 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | US Open Cup | Houston Dynamo FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Libertadores | Club Libertad Asunción | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Primera División Apertura | Club Libertad Asunción | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Primera División Clausura | Club Libertad Asunción | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Copa Sudamericana | Club Libertad Asunción | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Libertadores | Club Libertad Asunción | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Primera División Apertura | Club Libertad Asunción | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Primera División Clausura | Club Libertad Asunción | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 |
| 2020 | Libertadores | Club Libertad Asunción | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 190 |
| 2020 | Primera División Apertura | Club Libertad Asunción | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 483 |
| 2020 | Primera División Clausura | Club Libertad Asunción | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Primera División Paraguay Playoffs | Club Libertad Asunción | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Libertadores | Club Libertad Asunción | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Primera División Apertura | Club Libertad Asunción | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 209 |
| 2019 | Primera División Clausura | Club Libertad Asunción | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 324 |
| 2018 | Libertadores | Club Libertad Asunción | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Primera División Apertura | Club Libertad Asunción | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 442 |
| 2018 | Primera División Clausura | Club Libertad Asunción | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 287 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-01-01 | Libertad U19 | Libertad | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-31 | Libertad | Houston | Loan | 1500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-12-31 | Houston | Libertad | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | bruise | 2020-09-09 | 2020-09-28 | 20 | 5 |
| 20/21 | bruise | 2020-10-29 | 2020-11-03 | 6 | 1 |
| 20/21 | Muscle fiber tear | 2020-11-16 | 2020-12-10 | 25 | 6 |
| 21/22 | Meniscus injury | 2022-02-01 | 2022-04-24 | 83 | 14 |
Current€2.00m
Peak€6.00m
Low€1.50m
Δ since start−€4.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Cardozo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Iván Piris | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blas Cáceres | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Bocanegra | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sebastián Ferreira | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrián Martínez | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexander Barboza | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Primera División Apertura | Club Libertad Asunción | 6 | 17 |
| 2019 | Primera División Clausura | Club Libertad Asunción | 5 | 20 |
| 2018 | Primera División Clausura | Club Libertad Asunción | 5 | 19 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Primera División Apertura | Club Libertad Asunción | 4 | 16 |
| 2019 | Primera División Clausura | Club Libertad Asunción | 3 | 20 |
| 2019 | Primera División Apertura | Club Libertad Asunción | 3 | 17 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2023-12-31 | Houston | Libertad | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-31 | Libertad | Houston | Loan | — | €1.50m |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Senior debut season | |
| 2018 | 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 | 32 | 1,087 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 2024 | 34 | 241 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 |
| 2023 | 33 | 354 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.76 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 32 | 277 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 |
| 2020 | 25 | 673 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 2019 | 40 | 533 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.01 |
| 2018 | 39 | 729 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Primera División Apertura
99 apps
15 G
11 A
Primera División Clausura
88 apps
14 G
6 A
MLS
26 apps
3 G
1 A
Libertadores
28 apps
2 G
4 A
Copa Sudamericana
12 apps
0 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Iván Franco
Who is Iván Franco?
Iván Franco is a Paraguay professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Club Libertad Asunción.
How old is Iván Franco?
Iván Franco is 26 years old. He was born on April 16, 2000 in Ybycuí.
What position does Iván Franco play?
Iván Franco plays as a second striker (Attack - Second Striker).
What club does Iván Franco play for?
Iván Franco currently plays for Club Libertad Asunción.
How many career goals has Iván Franco scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Iván Franco has scored 34 goals in 261 appearances.
What is Iván Franco's market value?
Iván Franco's most recent reported market value is €2.00m.