Franco Osuru Lino
Franco Lino training for Melbourne Victory, December 2023
Personal information
Full name Franco Osuru Lino
Date of birth (2005-08-26) 26 August 2005
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 28
Youth career
2016–2017 Pakenham United
2018– Melbourne Victory
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Melbourne Victory NPL 26 (0)
2023– Melbourne Victory 5 (0)
International career‡
2023– Australia U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023

Franco Osuru Lino (born 26 August 2005) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Melbourne Victory. Primarily playing as a left back, Lino made his senior A-League Men debut on 4 November 2023, in The Original Rivalry against Adelaide United.

Early life

Lino was born on 26 August 2005 in Melbourne, to parents who had emigrated from South Sudan in 2003.[1] He currently attends St. Francis Xavier College.[2] Lino began his youth career at Pakenham United[3][4] before leaving the club at the conclusion of the 2017 season[5] to join the Melbourne Victory's youth academy.

Club career

On 1 July 2023, Lino was promoted from Melbourne Victory's youth academy to the Senior squad on a scholarship contract.[6]

Weeks later on 17 July 2023, he made his professional debut in the Australia Cup playoff round against Newcastle Jets in a 2–2 loss on penalties. In the game, he played for 90 minutes and made 74 accurate passes.[7]

In the following November, Lino made his senior A-League Men debut in The Original Rivalry November 4 clash against Adelaide United at AAMI Park, being substituted on as a replacement for Fabian Monge.[8] Lino made his senior starting debut for the Victory on 3 December against Central Coast Mariners that finished in a 2–2 draw.

References

  1. ↑ "Lino looks to make an impact with inspiring story". Melbourne Victory. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "St Francis Xavier College | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Panagiotis Kikianis called up for Australian U-18 honours | Socceroos". www.socceroos.com.au. 2 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Australia Cup young-guns earn Young Socceroos call-ups | Australia Cup". www.australiacup.com.au. 5 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Franco Lino - Player Statistics". GameDay.
  6. ↑ "Melbourne Victory promotes Academy graduate, Franco Lino to the A-League Men's squad". Melbourne Victory. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Sofascore. "Football Live Score - Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. ↑ https://au.soccerway.com/matches/2023/11/04/australia/a-league/melbourne-victory-fc/adelaide-united/4233330/
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