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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franco Osuru Lino | ||
Date of birth | 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 | 6 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Australia U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023 |
Franco Osuru Lino (born 26 August 2005) is an Australian professional soccer player 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. [1] [2]
Lino was born on 26 August 2005 in Melbourne, to parents who had emigrated from South Sudan in 2003. [3] He currently attends St. Francis Xavier College. [4] Lino began his youth career at Pakenham United [5] [6] before leaving the club at the conclusion of the 2017 season [7] to join the Melbourne Victory's youth academy.
On 1 July 2023, Lino was promoted from Melbourne Victory's youth academy to the Senior squad on a scholarship contract. [8]
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. [9] [10]
In the following November, Lino made his senior A-League Men debut in the The Original Rivalry November 4th clash against Adelaide United at AAMI Park, being substituted on as a replacement for Fabian Monge. [1] [2] [11] Lino made his senior starting debut for the Victory on December 3rd against Central Coast Mariners that finished in a 2-2 draw. [1]