Franco Zuculini

Franco Zuculini was born on 5 September 1990 and is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in La Rioja, he made his professional debut with Racing Club de Avellaneda on 13 April 2008, signed with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in 2009 and then played on loan for Genoa, Racing and Real Zaragoza, where he made his La Liga debut in August 2011. Later spells took him to Arsenal de Sarandí, Bologna, Hellas Verona, Colón, Venezia and SPAL. He was selected for the Argentina under-20 team for the 2009 South American Youth Championship, made his debut in a friendly with Panama in May 2009 in a squad named by Diego Maradona, and his younger brother Bruno is also a midfielder.