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Jonathan Franco
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Francisco Franco González
Date of birth (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Municipal
Number 18
Youth career
Municipal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Municipal 85 (3)
International career
2019 Guatemala U17 1 (0)
2022–2023 Guatemala U20 9 (0)
2023 Guatemala U23 3 (0)
2024– Guatemala 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:21, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

Jonathan Francisco Franco González (born 26 July 2003) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga Nacional club Municipal and the Guatemala national team.

Career

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Franco began his senior career with Municipal in 2021, and in 2023 was named their captain.[1] He helped Municipal win the Clausura 2024.[2]

International career

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Franco was part of the Guatemala U20s at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[3] The following year, he again represented the U20s at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup where he was the captain.[4] He was called up to the Guatemala U23s at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. Franco was called up to the senior Guatemala national team for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

Honours

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Municipal

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Franco y ser el capitán de Municipal: "Mi papá me dijo que ya se podía morir en paz"". ESPN.com.gt. 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Jonathan Franco: "Estos amistosos nos servirán para llegar al cien a las eliminatorias"". ESPN.com.co. 21 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Nómina oficial de Guatemala para el Campeonato Sub 20 Masculino de CONCACAF". fedefutguate.gt (in Spanish). National Football Federation of Guatemala. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ^ Utrera, Alicia (11 May 2023). "Los convocados de la Selección de Guatemala para disputar el Mundial Sub-20 Argentina 2023" (in Spanish). República. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Rosters confirmed for 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup". Concacaf. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
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