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Franco Mastantuono
Franco Mastantuono (born 14 August 2007) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Argentina national team. He was trained in Club Atletico River Plate's academy, the team which he would debut in the Argentine Primera División in 2023.
After making his debut for the Argentina senior team in 2025 at the age of 17 years, 9 months and 22 days, Mastantuono became the youngest player ever to appear in an official match for La Albiceleste.
Mastantuono was born and raised in Azul in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, into a family of Italian Argentine background. He took an interest in tennis as a younger child and was a national-level youth player, being ranked in the top 10 of his category.
Mastantuono began his footballing career at the age of three, playing for River de Azul, where his father was the coach. In 2017, while playing for River de Azul, he was invited to trial with professional side River Plate, but despite being offered a place in the academy, he declined, as his family wanted him to continue pursuing a career in tennis. Instead, he signed for Club Cemento at the age of eleven.
Two years later, in 2019, Mastantuono decided to take up River Plate's offer, and moved to the Buenos Aires-based club, making his first appearance for the youth side in their last game of the 2019 season, as the youth side won their respective league. The following year, he was registered for AFA competitions, but his season was disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.[unreliable source?]
Mastantuono continued his progression through the River Plate academy, and in August 2023, he signed his first contract with the club – a two-year deal with a €30 million release clause. The following month, he was called up to first-team training by manager Martín Demichelis for the first time.[unreliable source?]
The following year, Mastantuono was included in River Plate's squad for their pre-season preparations, having been called up alongside a number of other youth team players by coach Martín Demichelis. He made his unofficial debut for the club in a friendly match against Mexican opposition Monterrey, before featuring in another friendly against Pachuca. At the end of January 2024, he became River Plate's third youngest ever player in official competitions, behind Omar Rossi and Mateo Musacchio, when he came on as a second-half substitute for Facundo Colidio in River's 1–1 Copa de la Liga Profesional draw with Argentinos Juniors.
Mastantuono scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 Copa Argentina win against Excursionistas on 8 February 2024; having started the game, he volleyed the ball past Excursionistas goalkeeper Nahuel Cajal in the 68th minute. In doing so, he became River's youngest ever goalscorer, beating the record held by club icon Javier Saviola. Having established himself as a fixture in the first-team setup, calls from fans for Mastantuono to play more were ignored by coach Martín Demichelis, with former River Plate defender Reinaldo Merlo stating that, while he had shown his ability, he was not ready to feature regularly. After Demichelis left Marcelo Gallardo took over giving him more minutes and making him feature regularly. In the Superclásico against Boca Juniors, Mastantuono scored a free kick from 28 meters out into the top left corner, making him the second youngest player to score in a Superclásico and River Plate's youngest to score in one.
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Franco Mastantuono
Franco Mastantuono (born 14 August 2007) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Argentina national team. He was trained in Club Atletico River Plate's academy, the team which he would debut in the Argentine Primera División in 2023.
After making his debut for the Argentina senior team in 2025 at the age of 17 years, 9 months and 22 days, Mastantuono became the youngest player ever to appear in an official match for La Albiceleste.
Mastantuono was born and raised in Azul in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, into a family of Italian Argentine background. He took an interest in tennis as a younger child and was a national-level youth player, being ranked in the top 10 of his category.
Mastantuono began his footballing career at the age of three, playing for River de Azul, where his father was the coach. In 2017, while playing for River de Azul, he was invited to trial with professional side River Plate, but despite being offered a place in the academy, he declined, as his family wanted him to continue pursuing a career in tennis. Instead, he signed for Club Cemento at the age of eleven.
Two years later, in 2019, Mastantuono decided to take up River Plate's offer, and moved to the Buenos Aires-based club, making his first appearance for the youth side in their last game of the 2019 season, as the youth side won their respective league. The following year, he was registered for AFA competitions, but his season was disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.[unreliable source?]
Mastantuono continued his progression through the River Plate academy, and in August 2023, he signed his first contract with the club – a two-year deal with a €30 million release clause. The following month, he was called up to first-team training by manager Martín Demichelis for the first time.[unreliable source?]
The following year, Mastantuono was included in River Plate's squad for their pre-season preparations, having been called up alongside a number of other youth team players by coach Martín Demichelis. He made his unofficial debut for the club in a friendly match against Mexican opposition Monterrey, before featuring in another friendly against Pachuca. At the end of January 2024, he became River Plate's third youngest ever player in official competitions, behind Omar Rossi and Mateo Musacchio, when he came on as a second-half substitute for Facundo Colidio in River's 1–1 Copa de la Liga Profesional draw with Argentinos Juniors.
Mastantuono scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 Copa Argentina win against Excursionistas on 8 February 2024; having started the game, he volleyed the ball past Excursionistas goalkeeper Nahuel Cajal in the 68th minute. In doing so, he became River's youngest ever goalscorer, beating the record held by club icon Javier Saviola. Having established himself as a fixture in the first-team setup, calls from fans for Mastantuono to play more were ignored by coach Martín Demichelis, with former River Plate defender Reinaldo Merlo stating that, while he had shown his ability, he was not ready to feature regularly. After Demichelis left Marcelo Gallardo took over giving him more minutes and making him feature regularly. In the Superclásico against Boca Juniors, Mastantuono scored a free kick from 28 meters out into the top left corner, making him the second youngest player to score in a Superclásico and River Plate's youngest to score in one.