Mendoza – a beautiful name of a town, where on the 7th of April 1989 a real supertalent was born. Franco Matías di Santo has started his career in a youth team of Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba. Then, he signed for a Chilean club called Audax Italiano Santiago. There, he's played 69 games, scoring 16 goals. He was doing just as well in the junior team of Argentina. The top 4 clubs from England: Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea wanted to sign him. The Blues offered the best contract to this lad. Franco signed a 4,5-year contract. Argentinian with an Italian passport debuted in his new team in a 1:1 draw against Tottenham.
Di Santo is a born target man. Thanks to good jumping and a solid height he is constantly dangerous in the air. Argentina doesn't possess many tall players, so it'll surely be easier for him to become a first team player of the “Albicelestes”. He's touted to be a new Mario Kempes. His idols and friends are Claudio Pizarro and Humberto Suazo.
Franco is an expensive player. Only the richest clubs can afford him.
The player's profile is based on the 9.2.0 patch database.