Denis Franchi

Italian footballer (born 2002)

Denis Franchi
Personal information
Franchi with Paris Saint-Germain in 2020
Date of birth	(2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Ternana
Number	22
Youth career
	ACD Pravisdomini
	Opitergina
2014–2019	ASD Prata Falchi Visinale
2018–2019	→ Udinese (loan)
2019–2021	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Paris Saint-Germain	0	(0)
2021–2022	Paris Saint-Germain B	5	(0)
2022–2024	Burnley	0	(0)
2024–	Ternana	0	(0)
International career^‡
2022–	Italy U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:11, 1 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Denis Franchi (born 22 October 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Ternana.

Career

The first club that Franchi joined in his career was ACD Pravisdomini. He also went on to play for U.S. Opitergina before joining ASD Prata Falchi Visinale.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] From 2018 to 2019, Franchi was on loan at Udinese.^[5]^[6] He joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in July 2019. On 30 November 2020, Franchi signed his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain, a deal that would last until 2023.^[7]^[8]^[9]

On 26 August 2022, Franchi signed for EFL Championship club Burnley on a three-year contract.^[10]^[11]

On 1 February 2024, Franchi signed for Serie B club Ternana on a three-and-a-half year contract.^[12]^[13]

Personal life

Born in San Vito al Tagliamento, Franchi originates from Pordenone in Italy's northeast.^[14]^[7] He is a supporter of AC Milan.^[15]

References

^ "PSG, UFFICIALE: primo contratto da pro' per l'italiano Franchi" [PSG, OFFICIAL: first pro contract for the Italian Franchi]. Calciomercato.com (in Italian). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ Bartoloni, Cosimo (29 January 2022). ""Come lo sbarco sulla Luna": la storia di Denis Franchi, l'altro portiere italiano del PSG" ["Like the moon landing": the story of Denis Franchi, the other Italian goalkeeper of PSG]. Gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ Dolci, Stefano (2 August 2019). "La favola del 16enne Denis Franchi: dalla Promozione al PSG" [The tale of 16-year-old Denis Franchi: from Promotion to PSG]. Eurosport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "DENIS FRANCHI - Dalla provincia friulana al sogno parigino" [DENIS FRANCHI - From the Friulian province to the Parisian dream]. Tuttocalciogiovanile.it (in Italian). 30 December 2020.
^ Padovano, Rosario (21 July 2019). "Franchi, che escalation nel calcio: dall'Opitergina al Psg" [Franchi, what an escalation in football: from Opitergina to PSG]. la tribuna (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ ""Donnarumma il mio idolo, il PSG mi ha scoperto in un torneo": Franchi, un giovane italiano a Parigi". goal.com.
^ ^a ^b "Denis Franchi signe son premier contrat professionnel avec le Paris Saint-Germain" [Denis Franchi signs his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain] (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ "Chi è Denis Franchi, il giovane portiere del PSG". sportmagazine.it. 19 October 2021.
^ "Denis Franchi, portiere friulano del Psg: «A Parigi gioco con i più forti»". messaggeroveneto.gelocal.it. 3 January 2022.
^ "Burnley sign PSG goalkeeper Franchi". BBC Sport. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ Scarpa, Dario (27 August 2022). "Chi è Denis Franchi, il portiere italiano approdato in Championship" [Who is Denis Franchi, the Italian goalkeeper who landed in the Championship]. Numero-diez.com (in Italian). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "Mercato: dal Burnley a titolo definitivo arriva il portiere Denis Franchi" [Transfer market: goalkeeper Denis Franchi arrives from Burnley on a permanent basis]. ternanacalcio.com (in Italian). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "FRANCHI DEPARTS BURNLEY". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Denis Franchi". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Denis Franchi, nouveau gardien pro du PSG : «Mon rêve est de jouer au Parc»" [Denis Franchi, new pro goalkeeper of PSG: "My dream is to play at the Parc"]. Le Parisien (in French). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.