Franco Emanuel Cervi (; 26 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left wing-back for Rosario Central.
Club career
Rosario Central A product of Rosario Central's youth system, Cervi made his league debut on 9 November 2014 against Estudiantes in a 1–0 home win. He replaced Hernán Encina after 66 minutes. On 14 February 2015, he scored his first league goal against Racing Club.
On 25 February 2016, Cervi made his debut in the Copa Libertadores against Nacional. He scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win against River Plate.
Benfica On 15 September 2015, Cervi signed a six-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica with a release clause of €60 million. He continued to play for Rosario Central until May 2016 and joined Benfica on 24 June for the pre-season. On his debut for Benfica, he scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Braga in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, on 7 August 2016, and was elected best player on pitch.
On 29 December, Cervi became the first Benfica player to score in all Portuguese competitions in the same season – Supertaça, Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga respectively. In addition, he also scored in the UEFA Champions League.
Celta de Vigo On 5 July 2021, Cervi joined Celta de Vigo.
International career Cervi was selected in Argentina's 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,"Lista preliminar para Río", AFA, 24 May 2016 however he did not make the final 18-man squad for the tournament.
Cervi made his international debut for Argentina in a 3–0 friendly win over Guatemala on 8 September 2018.
Personal life Cervi, who is of Italian descent, possesses an Italian passport.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRosario Central2014Argentine Primera División3000—00—30201527540—00—315201612000—102—222Total42540—102—567Benfica2016–17Primeira Liga262611172114172017–18313210030103742018–192042020141—3852019–20162510061002742020–21140411020—211Total10711194413242116421Celta2021–22La Liga33432———3662022–2336031———3912023–2417020———1902024–257040———1102025–260020—10—30Total934143—10—1087Career total24320387414362132535
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsArgentina201841Total41
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cervi goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Franco CerviNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 11 October 2018 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 4–0 4–0 2018 Superclásico Championship
Honours Benfica Primeira Liga: 2016–17, 2018–19 Taça de Portugal: 2016–17 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2016, 2017 Rosario Central Supercopa Internacional: 2026 Individual 2016 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: Best Player
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