| Richard Prieto | |
| Fullname: | Richard Fabián Prieto Franco |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1997 |
| Birth Place: | San Joaquín, Paraguay |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Guaraní |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthclubs1: | General Díaz |
| Years1: | 2014–2021 |
| Caps1: | 117 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Godoy Cruz (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Nacional |
| Caps3: | 34 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Guaraní |
| Caps4: | 47 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16 September 2024 |
Richard Fabián Prieto Franco (born 25 February 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder forGuaraní.
Prieto's first club was General Díaz.[1] He made his professional debut at the age of seventeen, featuring for thirty-two minutes of a 2–1 win over Rubio Ñu in the Paraguayan Primera División on 5 September 2014. Over the course of his opening five seasons, Prieto made one hundred and seven appearances in all competitions for the club whilst netting eight times; with his first goal coming in January 2016 against Sportivo Luqueño.[2] [3] Two years later, having played twice in the 2019 campaign, Prieto completed a loan move to Godoy Cruz of the Argentine Primera División.[4] [5]
Prieto represented Paraguay at U20 and U23. He initially appeared for the latter at the 2016 Toulon Tournament in France, prior to being selected for 2017 South American U-20 Championship; three caps came.
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| General Díaz | 2014 | Paraguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 26 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 31 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |||||
| 2017 | 28 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||||
| 2018 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1[6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 108 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 8 | |||
| Godoy Cruz (loan) | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 108 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 8 | |||