Julián Carranza

Argentine association football player

Julián Carranza
Personal information
Full name Julián Simón Carranza[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Oncativo, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[3]
Team information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union
Number 9
Youth career
Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Banfield 29 (8)
2019–2022 Inter Miami 41 (3)
2019 → Banfield (loan) 11 (2)
2022 → Philadelphia Union (loan) 16 (7)
2022– Philadelphia Union 47 (22)
International career
2017 Argentina U17 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:05, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Julián Simón Carranza (born 22 May 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.[2]

Club career

Banfield

Carranza's career began in 2017 with Argentine Primera División side Banfield.[2] His first appearance for Banfield came against Defensa y Justicia in the league on 24 November, coming on as a 55th-minute substitute for Michael López.[2][4] In his third appearance, Carranza scored two goals in a home defeat versus Argentinos Juniors on 9 December.[2][5] He ended 2017–18 with five goals in fourteen league fixtures, subsequently netting a further five times in all competitions in 2018–19.[2]

Inter Miami

On 26 July 2019, Major League Soccer's Inter Miami signed Carranza.[3] However, he was loaned back to Banfield until January 2020; when Inter Miami would officially join MLS.[3] Having returned from his homeland in early 2020, Carranza's competitive bow wouldn't arrive until midway through the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] His first appearance belatedly arrived on 8 July in an MLS is Back Tournament loss to Orlando City.[2] Carranza would later, on 22 August, score twice on his MLS regular season debut versus the same opponents.[2]

Loan back to Banfield

Carranza spent five months back with Banfield to end 2019 after his transfer to Inter Miami, due to the newly formed American club not joining Major League Soccer until the succeeding January.[2] He made twelve appearances in his second spell, whilst netting goals against Godoy Cruz and Lanús.[2] His last appearance came in a win away to Independiente on 6 December 2019.[2]

Philadelphia Union

In December 2021, it was announced that Carranza would spend the 2022 season on loan with the Philadelphia Union, in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2022 SuperDraft.[6]

On 2 April 2022, Carranza scored his first goal for the Philadelphia Union in a 2–0 home victory over Charlotte FC.[7] On 12 July, he netted his first career hat-trick in a 7–0 home victory over D.C. United, becoming the fifth player in the Union's history to achieve the feat. He was voted MLS Player of the Week.[8] On 13 July, Philadelphia opted to make Carranza's move to the club permanent, sending Miami $500,000 of General Allocation Money.[9] On 21 August, he bagged a second-half hat-trick in a 6–0 away win over D.C. United, becoming the first Union player to score multiple hat-tricks, and joining Cobi Jones as the only players to have scored two hat-tricks against the same side in a single MLS season.[10] Carranza also became the first Philadelphia player to score three goals and register an assist in the same match, and by being voted MLS Player of the Week again, he became only the second Union player after Sébastien Le Toux (2010) to win the award twice in the same season.[11]

International career

Carranza featured in two matches for the Argentina U17 team at the 2017 South American Championship in Chile.[2][12] He also featured in friendlies for the U17s, versus Godoy Cruz and Racing Club respectively; scoring twice against Godoy and once against Racing.[13][14] Carranza has also trained with the U20 team.[15] September 2019 saw Carranza make Fernando Batista's U23 squad.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 August 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Banfield 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 14 5 0 0 — 3[a] 0 0 0 17 5
2018–19 15 3 1 1 2 1 1[b] 0 0 0 19 5
Total 29 8 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 36 10
Inter Miami 2020 Major League Soccer 16 2 0 0 — — 1[c] 0 17 2
2021 25 1 0 0 — — 0 0 25 1
Total 41 3 0 0 — — 1 0 42 3
Banfield (loan) 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 11 2 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 12 2
Philadelphia Union (loan) 2022 Major League Soccer 16 7 1 0 — — 0 0 17 7
Philadelphia Union 2022 18 8 0 0 — — 0 0 18 8
2023 23 11 1 0 5 2 6 2 0 0 35 15
Total 41 19 1 0 5 2 6 2 0 0 53 23
Career total 138 39 4 1 7 3 10 2 1 0 160 45
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

Philadelphia Union

References

  1. ^ "Julián Carranza". World Football. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Julián Carranza profile". Soccerway. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Inter Miami CF Signs Matías Pellegrini, Julián Carranza As First Players in Club History". Inter Miami. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Julián Carranza profile". BDFA. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ^ "En un partido de ida y vuelta, Argentinos le ganó a Banfield y se va de vacaciones con una sonrisa". La Nación. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  6. ^ Tom Bogert (23 December 2021). "Philadelphia Union acquire Julian Carranza from Inter Miami on loan". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Achievement Unlocked | Julian Carranza gets his first Union goal". Philadelphia Union. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  8. ^ Klein, Alex (12 July 2022). "Brotherly Game Daily Links: Julian Carranza's Hat Trick propels him to MLS Player of the Week". Brotherly Game. SB Nation. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  9. ^ Union, Philadelphia. "Philadelphia Union Permanently Acquire Julian Carranza". Philadelphia Union.
  10. ^ "Achievement Unlocked | Carranza becomes first Union player to net multiple hat tricks". Philadelphia Union. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Carranza Voted MLS Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire Again!". Philadelphia Union. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Ya está la lista del Sub17". El Gráfico. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Carranza sueña a puro gol". Argentine Football Association. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Último amistoso de la preparación". Argentine Football Association. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Seleccionado juvenil: quiénes son los integrantes del nuevo equipo Sub 20 argentino". La Nación. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  16. ^ "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  17. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (5 November 2022). "Hollywood ending! LAFC win legendary MLS Cup 2022 over Philadelphia Union". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

External links

  • Julián Carranza at Soccerway
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Philadelphia Union – current squad
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  • Assistant Coach: Leicht
  • Assistant Coach: Richter
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Wheddon
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