# Franco Cervi

Franco Emanuel Cervi (Spanish pronunciation:; 26 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left wing-back for La Liga club Celta de Vigo.

## Club career
### Rosario Central

A product of Rosario Central's youth system, Cervi made his league debut on 9 November 2014 against Estudiantes in a 1–0 home win. He replaced Hernán Encina after 66 minutes. On 14 February 2015, he scored his first league goal against Racing Club.
On 25 February 2016, Cervi made his debut in the Copa Libertadores against Nacional. He scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win against River Plate.

### Benfica

On 15 September 2015, Cervi signed a six-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica with a release clause of €60 million. He continued to play for Rosario Central until May 2016 and joined Benfica on 24 June for the pre-season. On his debut for Benfica, he scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Braga in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, on 7 August 2016, and was elected best player on pitch.
On 29 December, Cervi became the first Benfica player to score in all Portuguese competitions in the same season – Supertaça, Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga respectively. In addition, he also scored in the UEFA Champions League.

### Celta de Vigo

On 5 July 2021, Cervi joined Celta de Vigo.

## International career

Cervi was selected in Argentina's 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, however he did not make the final 18-man squad for the tournament.
Cervi made his international debut for Argentina in a 3–0 friendly win over Guatemala on 8 September 2018.

## Personal life

Cervi, who is of Italian descent, possesses an Italian passport.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rosario Central | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Rosario Central | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 |
| Rosario Central | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Rosario Central | Total | Total | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | 56 | 7 |
| Benfica | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 7 |
| Benfica | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 |
| Benfica | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 5 |
| Benfica | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| Benfica | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Benfica | Total | Total | 107 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 164 | 21 |
| Celta | 2021–22 | La Liga | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 6 |
| Celta | 2022–23 | La Liga | 36 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 1 |
| Celta | 2023–24 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Celta | Total | Total | 86 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 7 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 236 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 311 | 35 |
* 1 2 Appearance in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

### International

    As of 20 November 2018
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Argentina | 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cervi goal.
List of international goals scored by Franco Cervi :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 October 2018 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Iraq | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

Benfica
* Primeira Liga: 2016–17, 2018–19
* Taça de Portugal: 2016–17
* Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2016, 2017
Individual
* 2016 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: Best Player