Franco Catarozzi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Catarozzi Parafita | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool Montevideo | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montevideo City Torque | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Montevideo City Torque | 95 | (6) |
| 2025 | → Nacional (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Liverpool Montevideo | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Uruguay A' | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 December 2024 | |||
Franco Catarozzi Parafita (born 2 April 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liverpool Montevideo.[1]
Club career
[edit]A youth academy graduate of Montevideo City Torque, Catarozzi made his professional debut on 4 February 2021 in a goalless draw against Defensor Sporting.[2] He scored his first goal on 15 April 2021 in a 2–0 Copa Sudamericana win against Fénix.[3]
In January 2025, Catarozzi joined Nacional on a season long loan deal.[4] After playing two official matches for the club, his contract was terminated in July. On 29 July 2025, he joined Liverpool Montevideo.[5]
International career
[edit]In August 2024, Catarozzi was named in Uruguay A' team squad for a friendly match against Guatemala.[6] On 1 September 2024, he made his Uruguay A' debut in a 1–1 draw against Guatemala.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 30 July 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montevideo City Torque | 2020 | UPD | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | UPD | 18 | 2 | — | 5[a] | 1 | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | UPD | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | UPD | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2024 | USD | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 30 | 3 | ||
| Total | 95 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 110 | 10 | ||
| Nacional (loan) | 2025 | UPD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Liverpool Montevideo | 2025 | UPD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 96 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 112 | 10 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in playoffs
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya
Honours
[edit]Nacional
References
[edit]- ^ a b Franco Catarozzi at Soccerway
- ^ "Debutantes de la 4a fecha del Torneo Clausura 2020". 5 February 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Fénix 0 - Montevideo City Torque 2: los ciudadanos pasan de fase en la Sudamericana". Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Franco Catarozzi, flamante refuerzo de Nacional: "Es lo que siempre quise desde chico"" (in Spanish). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Liverpool concretó la incorporación de Franco Catarozzi, quien rescindió con Nacional" (in Spanish). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Selección local para jugar con Guatemala: 22 citados, con Schiappacasse y De Amores" (in Spanish). 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Amistoso: La selección local de Uruguay empató 1-1 con Guatemala en Fort Lauderdale". 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Supercopa Uruguaya: Nacional se coronó campeón al vencer a Peñarol 2-1 en el Centenario". 26 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Franco Catarozzi at WorldFootball.net
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