Franco Armani

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Born
1986 (39 years old)
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Casilda, Argentina

Position
Goalkeeper

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Hispanic

Team Number
1

Height
189 cm

Weight
192 lbs

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Right

Market Value
€3.15m

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Soccer

Team
River Plate

League
Argentinian Primera Division

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Franco Armani (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 16 October 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División club River Plate. He was a member of the Argentina team that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Armani married a Colombian and applied for citizenship. Colombia were reportedly interested in naturalising Armani so that he could play for their national team; however, he wished to return to Argentina to press his case for a World Cup berth with the nation of his birth.

Armani has impressed for River, being described by Olé as a goalkeeper who wins matches.

In June 2018, Armani was named in Argentina's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia by manager Jorge Sampaoli. On 26 June, he made his international debut starting in place of Willy Caballero for Argentina's final group match against Nigeria; Argentina advanced to the second round as group runners-up following a 2–1 victory. On 30 June, Armani started in the Round of 16 match against France, which saw Argentina eliminated from the tournament following a 4–3 defeat.

He was named in Argentina's final 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América by manager Lionel Scaloni. He played every minute of the tournament as Argentina claimed the bronze medal by finishing third after defeating Chile 2–1 in the third place play-off match.

He was named in Argentina's 28-man squad for the 2021 Copa América. He made his only appearance in Argentina's final group match, where they defeated Bolivia 4–1 to progress to the next round. He remained understudy to Emiliano Martínez in the remaining matches as Argentina won the tournament by defeating Brazil 1–0 in the final. On 1 June 2022, Armani remained as an unused substitute as Argentina won 3–0 against reigning European Champions Italy at Wembley Stadium in the 2022 Finalissima.

He was named in Argentina's final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar by Scaloni. He did not play a single minute in the tournament, with Martínez as first-choice, as Argentina won the World Cup by defeating France 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out to win the final.

In June 2024, Armani was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the 2024 Copa América. Again, he didn't play a single minute, since Emiliano Martínez was Argentina's first-choice keeper. Before the tournament he announced he would retire from the national team after the tournament.

Season Stats
2 appearances in the current 2026 Season
0 goals scored in the current 2026 Season

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Copa America	Argentina	2024
CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions	Argentina	2022
FIFA World Cup	Argentina	2022
CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana	River Plate	2019
Copa Libertadores	River Plate	2018
CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana	Atlético Nacional	2017
Colombian Categoria Primera A	Atlético Nacional	2017
Copa Libertadores	Atlético Nacional	2016
Colombian Categoria Primera A	Atlético Nacional	2015
Colombian Categoria Primera A	Atlético Nacional	2014
Colombian Categoria Primera A	Atlético Nacional	2013
Colombian Categoria Primera A	Atlético Nacional	2013
Colombian Categoria Primera A	Atlético Nacional	2011