Franco de la Torre
Rey Franco Miguel Bautro de la Torre (born 20 November 1996) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a full-back or midfielder for Mendiola 1991 of the Philippines Football League.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rey Franco Miguel Bautro de la Torre[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 20, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Cagayan de Oro, Philippines | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mendiola 1991 | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2016 | San Beda University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Davao Aguilas | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Meralco Manila | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | JPV Marikina | 1 | (1) |
| 2019– | Mendiola 1991 | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Philippines U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:53, October 5, 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:53, October 5, 2023 (UTC) | |||
Youth and college career edit
De La Torre was born in Cagayan de Oro, in the province of Misamis Oriental. He played his college football for the Red Lions of San Beda University.[2][3][4][5]
Club career edit
First professional contract edit
He signed his first professional contract with Davao Aguilas, a newly formed club of the Philippines Football League, and was part of the team along with several other San Beda teammates due to the owner, Jefferson Cheng's proximity with the U22 national team.[6][7] He played half the season before transferring to league leaders Meralco Manila, where he would end up finishing third overall.[8][9]
Mendiola 1991 edit
After playing the 2018 season with JPV Marikina,[10] he returned to his roots by playing football for another newly formed club, Mendiola 1991, which was a largely San Beda-based club with Red Lions alumni.[2] In 2022, he was made 2nd captain of the club behind Jim Ashley Flores.[11]
International career edit
Philippines U23 edit
In March 2017, after graduating from San Beda, he was named as part of the Philippines' U23 team, first participating in a training camp in Bahrain.[12][13] He was named in the initial lineup for the 2017 SEA Games, but was cut from the roster.
He would go on to make his first and only appearance for the U22 team in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers, coming off the bench for Troy Limbo in a 2–0 loss to China.[14][15][16]
References edit
- ^ a b "Rey de la Torre - Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (March 18, 2019). "San Beda alumni bolster returning Mendiola". pna.gov.ph. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (July 17, 2016). "San Beda scores sweep of Ang Liga openers". dugout.ph. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "EAC beats Malayan; San Beda, NU figure in draw". Ang Liga. July 18, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "San Beda shines in Ang Liga opener". Ang Liga. July 16, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Guerrero, Bob (March 27, 2017). "A football club is born: Meet Davao Aguilas FC". Rappler. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Davao Aguilas FC launch on". sunstar.com.ph. March 25, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Leyba, Olmin (November 20, 2017). "Gadia lifts FC Meralco over Global". philstar.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "MATCH REPORT: FC MERALCO MANILA 0-0 CERES-NEGROS FC". ceresfootball.com. November 24, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (July 14, 2018). "Coach Ernie-less Laguna downs gritty Marikina". dugout.ph. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Go, Beatrice (February 29, 2020). "Mendiola FC aims for top 3 finish in 2020 PFL Season". Rappler. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Philippine Men's Under-22 Squad for Japan Training Camp". Philippine Football Federation. July 6, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Philippines U23 Travels to Bahrain for Friendly". Philippine Football Federation. March 10, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Philippine Under-22 Squad for AFC U23 Championship". Philippine Football Federation. July 18, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Philippines U23 0-2 China U23". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Borlongan still hopeful despite of 2 defeats". sunstar.com.ph. July 22, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2023.