Mateo Franzotti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateo García Franzotti[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Paraná, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wacker Innsbruck | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Unión de Santa Fe | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Kentucky Wildcats | 16 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Wacker Innsbruck | 15 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Mateo García Franzotti (born 3 February 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Austrian club Wacker Innsbruck.
Club career
Born in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Franzotti developed in the academy of Unión de Santa Fe. In 2021, a Uruguayan company affiliated with German football club FC Bayern Munich contacted representatives from Argentina, requesting highlight videos for defenders.[3] Franzotti, alongside teammate and compatriot Gerónimo Vidal, was selected to be part of the FC Bayern Munich World Squad, representing the Bavarian club in international friendlies.[4][5][6]
In 2024, he joined the college team Kentucky Wildcats in the United States, where he amassed sixteen appearances, scoring once.[7] However, in January 2025, he signed with Wacker Innsbruck in Austria.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 February 2023.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wacker Innsbruck | 2024–25 | Regionalliga Tirol | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Regionalliga West | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Career total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Includes Austrian Cup
References
- ^ a b Mateo Franzotti at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Mateo Franzotti". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Martino, Andrés (13 September 2021). "Mateo Franzotti: "Tengo que tener los pies en la tierra"" [Mateo Franzotti: "I have to have my feet on the ground"]. unoentrerios.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Dos canteranos de Unión ante una experiencia internacional" [Two youth squads from Unión before an international experience]. unosantafe.com.ar (in Spanish). 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Fernández, José Tomas (7 July 2021). "La promesa argentina que está en la selección juvenil del Bayern Munich: "Es un equipo cálido"" [The Argentine promise that is in the youth team of Bayern Munich: "It is a warm team"]. argentina.as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Unión, el Bayern Munich y la búsqueda de un sueño" [Unión, Bayern Munich and the search for a dream]. tiempoadicionado.com (in Spanish). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "2024 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Hello, Mateo!". fc-wacker-innsbruck.at. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ Mateo Franzotti at Soccerway