Juan José Franco Arrellaga
Defender · Gimnasia M. · №22
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Defensa y Justicia
Gimnasia M.
Liga Profesional Argentina
|
2:0 | |
Gimnasia M.
Talleres Córdoba
Liga Profesional Argentina
|
3:1 | |
Instituto Cordoba
Gimnasia M.
Liga Profesional Argentina
|
1:0 | |
Gimnasia M.
Unión Santa Fe
Liga Profesional Argentina
|
2:0 | |
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Gimnasia M.
Liga Profesional Argentina
|
1:0 | |
Gimnasia M.
Central Cordoba de Santiago
Liga Profesional Argentina
|
1:0 | |
Platense
Gimnasia M.
Liga Profesional Argentina
|
1:1 | |
Gimnasia M.
Vélez Sarsfield
Liga Profesional Argentina
|
3:2 | |
Deportivo Riestra
Gimnasia M.
Liga Profesional Argentina
|
0:0 | |
Boca Juniors
Gimnasia M.
Liga Profesional Argentina
|
1:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Liga Profesional Argentina | 2026 | 16 |
About the player
Franco Arrellaga arrived at Gimnasia in January 2026 on a free transfer from Instituto. Primarily a right-back, though used earlier in his career as a central or right midfielder, he brings a career built almost entirely on free moves and loan spells rather than fees.
He started out at Cerro Porteño, making his professional debut in 2012 and winning two Paraguayan league titles there, the Torneo Clausura in 2013 and the Torneo Apertura in 2015. From there he moved to Rubio Ñu, then to Nacional in 2018, a spell interrupted by a loan to Guaraní in 2021 before he returned and eventually left for Instituto in 2023 on another free transfer.
His only representative football for Paraguay came at youth level, with an appearance for the under-20 side at the 2012 Copa Libertadores Sub-20; senior caps never followed. Recent lineups at both Instituto and Gimnasia have settled him at right-back, even though some records still list him as a midfielder.
Career path
- 2026 — now Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza 10 matches
- 2023 — 2025 Instituto ACC 76 matches
- 2018 — 2022 Club Nacional Asunción 117 matches
- 2021 Club Guaraní 17 matches
- 2017 Club Rubio Ñú (Asunción) 18 matches
- 2014 Club Cerro Porteño 1 match
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | Torneo Apertura | 6 | 0 | 0 | 316 |
| 2026 | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | Torneo Clausura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 324 |
| 2025 | Instituto ACC | Torneo Apertura | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 440 |
| 2025 | Instituto ACC | Torneo Clausura | 8 | 0 | 0 | 720 |
| 2025 | Instituto ACC | Playoff Torneo Apertura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2024 | Instituto ACC | Professional Football League (- 23/24) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 103 |
| 2024 | Instituto ACC | Copa de la Liga Profesional de Fútbol (- 23/24) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 995 |
| 2024 | Instituto ACC | Copa Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 2023 | Instituto ACC | Copa de la Liga Profesional de Fútbol (- 23/24) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 072 |
| 2023 | Instituto ACC | Professional Football League (- 23/24) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 858 |
| 2023 | Instituto ACC | Copa Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | Club Nacional Asunción | Primera División Clausura | 20 | 0 | 1 | 926 |
| 2022 | Club Nacional Asunción | Primera División Apertura | 12 | 1 | 0 | 566 |
| 2022 | Club Nacional Asunción | Copa Sudamericana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 2021 | Club Guaraní | Primera División Apertura | 12 | 0 | 2 | 784 |
| 2021 | Club Guaraní | Copa Libertadores | 4 | 0 | 1 | 287 |
| 2021 | Club Guaraní | Primera División Clausura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2020 | Club Nacional Asunción | Primera División Apertura | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 252 |
| 2020 | Club Nacional Asunción | Copa Sudamericana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2020 | Club Nacional Asunción | Primera División Clausura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2019 | Club Nacional Asunción | Primera División Apertura | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 758 |
| 2019 | Club Nacional Asunción | Primera División Clausura | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 723 |
| 2018 | Club Nacional Asunción | Primera División Clausura | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 118 |
| 2018 | Club Nacional Asunción | Primera División Apertura | 8 | 0 | 0 | 357 |
| 2018 | Club Nacional Asunción | Copa Sudamericana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
| 2017 | Club Rubio Ñú (Asunción) | Primera División Clausura | 16 | 1 | 0 | 850 |
| 2017 | Club Rubio Ñú (Asunción) | Primera División Apertura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2014 | Club Cerro Porteño | Copa Libertadores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Club Nacional Asunción | 117 | 4 | 3 | 8 221 | |
| Total | Instituto ACC | 76 | 2 | 1 | 6 446 | |
| Total | Club Rubio Ñú (Asunción) | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 030 | |
| Total | Club Guaraní | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 161 | |
| Total | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | 10 | 0 | 0 | 640 | |
| Total | Club Cerro Porteño | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Instituto ACC Gimnasia (M)
- 22/23 Nacional Instituto ACC
- 21/22 Guaraní Nacional
- 20/21 Nacional Guaraní
- 17/18 Rubio Ñú Nacional
- 15/16 Cerro Porteño Rubio Ñú
