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| Full name | Franco Israel Wibmer[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Club Artesano | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Juventus U23 | 50 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Sporting CP | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Uruguay U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Uruguay U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Uruguay | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Franco Israel Wibmer (born 22 April 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Uruguay national team.
Israel was born on 22 April 2000 in Nueva Helvecia, Colonia to a family of German descent. He has one older brother named Alec, whom he lived with during his tenure with Nacional. During his youth, Israel played basketball and football as a child, before opting for the latter, when the games of the two teams he represented began being scheduled on the same day.[4] Along with his native Uruguayan passport, Israel also holds an Italian passport.[5]
Israel started his football career in the youth ranks of local club Artesano, before joining Nacional's youth setup in 2016, moving subsequently to the city of Montevideo.[4]
Having impressed in Nacional's 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores campaign, which they won, Italian club Juventus decided to sign him on 17 August 2018, on a five-year deal for a transfer worth €2.2 million.[6][7][4] He made his professional debut on 28 September 2020 in Juventus U23's 2–1 league win against Pro Sesto.[8] On 24 November, the first team's squad Andrea Pirlo called up Israel for a UEFA Champions League match against Ferencváros; he was eventually called up three other times in the 2020–21 season.[9]
On 5 July 2022, Israel signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club Sporting CP for a fee of €650,000 for 60% of his economic rights.[4][10] He made his competitive debut for club, on 4 October, in a Champions League away match against Marseille, where he replaced Marcus Edwards early into first half, after starting goalkeeper Antonio Adán was sent off; he conceded two goals as the match ended in a 4–1 loss.[11] In the reverse fixture a week later, Israel made his first start, featuring in the 2–0 home loss against the same opponent.[12]
Israel is a former Uruguay youth international. He has represented Uruguay at several tournaments including the 2019 South American U-20 Championship and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13][14]
In June 2023, Israel received his first call-up to the senior team.[15] He made his debut on 14 June 2023 in a 4–1 win against Nicaragua.[16] In June 2024, he was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus U23 | 2020–21 | Serie C | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie C | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 7[b] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Sporting CP | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Uruguay | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1[a] | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Nacional U20
Sporting CP
Uruguay U20
Uruguay
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Sporting CP – current squad
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