Franco Meritello
Defender - Centre-Back
at Club Ferro Carril Oeste
at Club Ferro Carril Oeste
476 days · joined 2025-02-03
👕100+ Apps
Market value
€175k
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
3
clubs played for
20/21
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza
top club · 101 apps
Career highs
€300k
peak value · 2022
—
top transfer fee
2
best season · 2021
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1996-03-12 · 6 players total
143Appearances
6Goals
1Assists
35Yellow cards
2Red cards
79Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Franco Meritello |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Franco Iván Meritello |
| Date of birth | 1996-03-12 (30 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina |
| Citizenship |  Argentina |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Club Ferro Carril Oeste |
| Joined | 2025-02-03 |
| Contract expires | 2025-12-31 |
Jul 2025
2025 — Club Ferro Carril Oeste
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2025
Transfer: Gimnasia (M) → Ferro
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza
28 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2023
Transfer: San Martín (T) → Gimnasia (M)
23/24 · Return from loan
Jul 2023
2023 — Club Atlético San Martín (Tucumán)
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Gimnasia (M) → San Martín (T)
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
2022 — Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza
38 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza
28 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
Transfer: GyE Mendoza II → Gimnasia (M)
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €300k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Club Ferro Carril Oeste
0.0%
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza
67.8%
Club Atlético San Martín (Tucumán)
32.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Ferro Carril Oeste | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 5 | 20/21 | 2024 | 101 | 5 | 1 | 4,815 |
| Club Atlético San Martín (Tucumán) | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2,288 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Primera Nacional | Club Ferro Carril Oeste | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Copa Argentina | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Prim. Nacional - Reducido | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Primera Nacional | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 725 |
| 2023 | Copa Argentina | Club Atlético San Martín (Tucumán) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Prim. Nacional - Reducido | Club Atlético San Martín (Tucumán) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Primera Nacional | Club Atlético San Martín (Tucumán) | 27 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2,288 |
| 2022 | Copa Argentina | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Prim. Nacional - Reducido | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Primera Nacional | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 33 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,896 |
| 2021 | Primera Nacional | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 28 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1,194 |
| 2020 | Prim. Nacional - Reducido | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Prim. Nacional - Promotion Stage | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 2020-07-09 | GyE Mendoza II | Gimnasia (M) | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-07 | Gimnasia (M) | San Martín (T) | Loan | 300000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-12-31 | San Martín (T) | Gimnasia (M) | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-03 | Gimnasia (M) | Ferro | Transfer | 250000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€175k
Peak€300k
Low€100k
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Cortés | 2 | 0 | 792 |
| Mariano Barbieri | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ignacio Antonio | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonel Bucca | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Iván Ramírez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Arce | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramón Lentini | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ismael Cortéz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Emanuel Dening | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nahuel Banegas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristian Llama | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Carrizo | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Diego Mondino | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Matías Nouet | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Santiago López García | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Santiago Solari | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás Giménez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matías Villarreal | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastián Giovini | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolás Romano | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Primera Nacional | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 2 | 22 |
| 2021 | Primera Nacional | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 2 | 28 |
| 2022 | Primera Nacional | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 1 | 33 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Primera Nacional | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 1 | 28 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2023-12-31 | San Martín (T) | Gimnasia (M) | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-07 | Gimnasia (M) | San Martín (T) | Loan | — | €300k |
Teams faced most often by Franco Meritello's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defensores de Belgrano | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 33% |
| Club Atlético Alvarado | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 33% |
| Club Almagro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 67% |
| San Martín de San Juan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 67% |
| Club Atlético Temperley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0% |
| Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 67% |
| Deportivo Morón | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 33% |
| Club Agropecuario Argentino | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 67% |
| Club Atlético San Telmo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 67% |
| Club Social y Deportivo Flandria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 33% |
| Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100% |
| San Martín de Tucumán | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 33% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Senior debut season | |
| 2021 | 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 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | 725 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.62 |
| 2023 | 30 | 2,288 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.47 |
| 2022 | 38 | 2,896 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1,194 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Primera Nacional
122 apps
6 G
1 A
Prim. Nacional - Reducido
11 apps
0 G
0 A
Prim. Nacional - Promotion Stage
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Franco Meritello?
Franco Meritello is an Argentina professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Club Ferro Carril Oeste.
How old is Franco Meritello?
Franco Meritello is 30 years old. He was born on March 12, 1996 in Mendoza.
What position does Franco Meritello play?
Franco Meritello plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Franco Meritello play for?
Franco Meritello currently plays for Club Ferro Carril Oeste.
How many career goals has Franco Meritello scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Franco Meritello has scored 6 goals in 143 appearances.
What is Franco Meritello's market value?
Franco Meritello's most recent reported market value is €175k.