Enzo Francescoli

Career timeline

1. Age 18 · 1980Montevideo Wanderers

   Goals3 · Apps26 · Per game0.12
   Competition breakdown

   LeagueApps26 · Goals3
2. Age 19 · 1981Montevideo Wanderers

   Goals7 · Apps22 · Per game0.32
   South American Youth Football Championship 1981
   Competition breakdown

   LeagueApps22 · Goals7
3. Age 20 · 1982Montevideo Wanderers

   Goals10 · Apps26 · Per game0.38

   4 caps · 0 goals

   Competition breakdown

   LeagueApps26 · Goals10
4. From Montevideo Wanderers to River Plate
5. Age 21 · 1983River Plate

   Goals11 · Apps27 · Per game0.41

   4 caps · 1 goals

   Copa América 1983Copa América player of the tournament 1983
   Competition breakdown

   LeagueApps27 · Goals11
6. Age 22 · 1984River Plate

   Goals29 · Apps49 · Per game0.59

   1 caps · 0 goals

   South American Footballer of the Year 1984Primera División Top Scorer 1984 Metropolitano
   Competition breakdown

   LeagueApps49 · Goals29
7. Age 23 · 1985River Plate

   Goals3 · Apps5 · Per game0.60
   Player of the Year of Argentina 1985
   Competition breakdown

   LeagueApps5 · Goals3
8. Age 24 · 1985–86River Plate

   Goals25 · Apps32 · Per game0.78

   11 caps · 5 goals

   Primera División 1985–86Primera División Top Scorer 1985–86
   Competition breakdown

   LeagueApps32 · Goals25
9. From River Plate to RC Paris
10. Age 25 · 1986–87RC Paris

    Goals14 · Apps36 · Per game0.39

    6 caps · 1 goals

    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps35 · Goals14

    Domestic cupApps1 · Goals0
11. Age 26 · 1987–88RC Paris

    Goals8 · Apps29 · Per game0.28

    4 caps · 0 goals

    Copa América 1987French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year 1987
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps28 · Goals8

    Domestic cupApps1 · Goals0
12. Age 27 · 1988–89RC Paris

    Goals10 · Apps28 · Per game0.36

    1 caps · 2 goals

    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps26 · Goals10

    Domestic cupApps2 · Goals0
13. From RC Paris to Marseille
14. Age 28 · 1989–90Marseille

    Goals11 · Apps40 · Per game0.28

    9 caps · 3 goals

    French Division 1 1989–90
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps28 · Goals11

    Domestic cupApps4 · Goals0

    ContinentalApps8 · Goals0
15. From Marseille to Cagliari
16. Age 29 · 1990–91Cagliari

    Goals4 · Apps33 · Per game0.12

    6 caps · 0 goals

    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps33 · Goals4
17. Age 30 · 1991–92Cagliari

    Goals6 · Apps34 · Per game0.18

    0 caps · 0 goals

    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps33 · Goals6

    Domestic cupApps1 · Goals0
18. Age 31 · 1992–93Cagliari

    Goals7 · Apps32 · Per game0.22

    0 caps · 0 goals

    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps32 · Goals7
19. From Cagliari to Torino
20. Age 32 · 1993–94Torino

    Goals5 · Apps34 · Per game0.15

    9 caps · 2 goals

    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps24 · Goals3

    Domestic cupApps6 · Goals2

    ContinentalApps3 · Goals0

    OtherApps1 · Goals0
21. From Torino to River Plate
22. Age 33 · 1994–95River Plate

    Goals23 · Apps38 · Per game0.61

    0 caps · 0 goals

    Primera División 1994 AperturaPrimera División Top Scorer 1994 AperturaSouth American Team of the Year 1994
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps27 · Goals17

    ContinentalApps11 · Goals6
23. Age 34 · 1995–96River Plate

    Goals23 · Apps39 · Per game0.59

    9 caps · 3 goals

    Copa América 1995Copa América player of the tournament 1995South American Footballer of the Year 1995Player of the Year of Argentina 1995South American Team of the Year 1995
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps20 · Goals10

    ContinentalApps19 · Goals13
24. Age 35 · 1996–97River Plate

    Goals20 · Apps34 · Per game0.59

    3 caps · 0 goals

    Primera División 1996 AperturaCopa Libertadores 1996South American Team of the Year 1996
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps31 · Goals19

    ContinentalApps2 · Goals1

    OtherApps1 · Goals0
25. Age 36 · 1997–98River Plate

    Goals1 · Apps10 · Per game0.10

    6 caps · 0 goals

    Primera División 1997 ClausuraPrimera División 1997 AperturaSupercopa Sudamericana 1997South American Team of the Year 1997
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps6 · Goals1

    ContinentalApps4 · Goals0

Career totals

Career shape

Peak season

1985–86, 25 goals at 0.78 per game

Best five seasons

1983 to 1986–87, 82 goals

Goals before 21

20

Goals before 25

95

Goals before 30

147

Goals from 30 on

90

Seasons played

19

Biggest club share

61% at River Plate

Trajectory

Late bloomer

Honours per season

1.37

Enzo Francescoli peaked in 1985–86 with 25 goals in 32 games. The final third of the career was the most prolific. 26 major honours across 19 seasons, 1.37 per season.

Suggested duels

• The defining rivalryRuud Gullit
• The next generationFrancesco Totti
• Both wore the River Plate shirtAlfredo Di Stéfano
• Uruguay's greatestLuis Suárez
• Closest statistical matchMiroslav Klose
• Generations apartLamine Yamal
• Closest statistical matchDwight Yorke
• The defining rivalryEmilio Butragueño

Common questions

How many goals has Enzo Francescoli scored?

237 goals in 647 appearances across club and international football.

Which club did Enzo Francescoli score the most goals for?

135 goals for River Plate, more than for any other club.

How many trophies has Enzo Francescoli won?

26 major honours, counting team titles and individual awards.

What was Enzo Francescoli's best season?

29 goals in 1984 for River Plate, the highest of the career.

How many international goals does Enzo Francescoli have?

17 goals in 73 appearances for Uruguay.