Francisco José Rodríguez Gaitán

Fran
Personal information
Full name Francisco José Rodríguez Gaitán
Date of birth (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995
Place of birth Almuñécar, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Zaragoza
Number 2
Youth career
2002–2007 Almuñécar 77
2007–2008 Motril
2008–2014 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Real Madrid C 24 (4)
2014–2016 Real Madrid B 29 (3)
2016– Zaragoza 1 (0)
National team
2011 Spain U17 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Gaitán.

Francisco José Rodríguez Gaitán (born 22 May 1995), commonly known as Fran, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza as a right back.

Club career

Born in Almuñécar, Granada, Andalusia, Fran joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2008, aged 13, after spells at AD Almuñécar 77 and Motril CF. He was promoted to the former's C-team in 2014, but made his senior debut with the reserves in a 1–2 away loss against Atlético Madrid B on 24 August.[1]

Fran scored his first senior goal on 12 October 2014, netting the game's only in an away success of the C-side over Internacional de Madrid CF. He was definitely promoted to the B-team ahead of the 2015–16 campaign, and established himself as a regular starter for the side.[2]

On 11 July 2016 Fran signed a three-year contract with Segunda División side Real Zaragoza, as a free agent.[3] He made his professional debut on 27 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Manuel Lanzarote in a 3–3 away draw against CD Lugo.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2–1: Castilla let the three points slip against Atlético B" (in Spanish). Real Madrid. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Real stars of tomorrow". Marca. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "El lateral Fran se incorpora a la plantilla del Real Zaragoza" [Full back Fran joins the squad of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lugo y Zaragoza firman tablas en un partido loco" [Lugo and Zaragoza draw in a crazy match] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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