| Richard Franco | |
| Fullname: | Richard Darío Franco Escobar |
| Birth Date: | 1992 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hernandarias, Paraguay |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Retrô |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | General Caballero |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Sol de América |
| Caps2: | 103 |
| Goals2: | 13 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Avaí (loan) |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → CSA (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | Náutico |
| Caps5: | 38 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | Remo |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Retrô |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam1: | Paraguay |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12 May 2024 |
Richard Darío Franco Acosta Escobar (born 16 July 1992) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Retrô.
On 30 December 2019 CSA signed Franco for the 2020 season.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| General Caballero | 2016 | Primera División | 34 | 4 | – | – | – | 34 | 4 | |||
| Sol de América | 2017 | 31 | 7 | – | 3[3] | 0 | – | 34 | 7 | |||
| 2018 | 26 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 16 | 2 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 10 | ||
| Avaí (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 27 | 1 | – | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||
| CSA | 2020 | Série B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8[4] | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 138 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 155 | 16 | ||