Franco Di Santo
| Date of birth | 07 April 1989 |
| Place of birth | Mendoza |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Weight | 78 kg |
| Height | 1.94 m |
| Position | Forward |
Di Santo joined Chelsea in January 2008 with a contract to June 2012.
He joined Wigan Athletic in August 2010 with a three-year contract.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audax Italiano | 01 Jan 2006 | 25 Jan 2008 | |
| Chelsea | 25 Jan 2008 | 31 Aug 2010 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 03 Aug 2009 | 31 May 2010 | L |
| Wigan Athletic | 31 Aug 2010 | 30 Jun 2013 | |
| Werder Bremen | 14 Aug 2013 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2008-09 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 3 |
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| 2008-09 | Chelsea | League Cup | 2 |
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| 2008-09 | Chelsea | Premier League | 8 |
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| 2008-09 | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League | 3 |
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| 2009-10 | Blackburn Rovers | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Blackburn Rovers | League Cup | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | Blackburn Rovers | Premier League | 15 | 7 |
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| 2010-11 | Wigan Athletic | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2010-11 | Wigan Athletic | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2010-11 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | 9 | 16 |
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| 2011-12 | Wigan Athletic | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | 24 | 8 |
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| 2012-13 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | 24 | 11 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2010 | Wigan Athletic v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 19 Sep 2010 | Wigan Athletic v Manchester City | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Wigan Athletic v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 25 Sep 2010 | Birmingham City v Wigan Athletic | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 02 Oct 2010 | Wigan Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 16 Oct 2010 | Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 23 Oct 2010 | Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Wigan Athletic v Swansea City | W | 2-0 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 30 Oct 2010 | Fulham v Wigan Athletic | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Blackburn Rovers v Wigan Athletic | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 10 Nov 2010 | Wigan Athletic v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 13 Nov 2010 | Wigan Athletic v West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Manchester United v Wigan Athletic | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 27 Nov 2010 | West Ham United v Wigan Athletic | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 15 Jan 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Fulham | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Jan 2011 | Arsenal v Wigan Athletic | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 25 Jan 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 29 Jan 2011 | Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Feb 2011 | West Bromwich Albion v Wigan Athletic | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 05 Feb 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers | W | 4-3 | Premier League | |
| 16 Feb 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-1 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Manchester United | L | 0-4 | Premier League | |
| 19 Mar 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Birmingham City | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 02 Apr 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 09 Apr 2011 | Chelsea v Wigan Athletic | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Sunderland v Wigan Athletic | L | 4-2 | Premier League | |
| 30 Apr 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Everton | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 07 May 2011 | Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 May 2011 | Stoke City v Wigan Athletic | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Norwich City | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Swansea City v Wigan Athletic | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 27 Aug 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 10 Sep 2011 | Manchester City v Wigan Athletic | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 17 Sep 2011 | Everton v Wigan Athletic | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Sep 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 01 Oct 2011 | Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 15 Oct 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 29 Oct 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Fulham | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 06 Nov 2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 26 Nov 2011 | Sunderland v Wigan Athletic | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 03 Dec 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Arsenal | L | 0-4 | Premier League | |
| 10 Dec 2011 | West Bromwich Albion v Wigan Athletic | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 17 Dec 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 21 Dec 2011 | Wigan Athletic v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2011 | Manchester United v Wigan Athletic | L | 5-0 | Premier League | |
| 07 Jan 2012 | Swindon Town v Wigan Athletic | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 16 Jan 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Manchester City | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 31 Jan 2012 | Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 04 Feb 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Everton | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 11 Feb 2012 | Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 25 Feb 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 03 Mar 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Swansea City | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 17 Mar 2012 | Wigan Athletic v West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Mar 2012 | Liverpool v Wigan Athletic | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 31 Mar 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Stoke City | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 07 Apr 2012 | Chelsea v Wigan Athletic | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 11 Apr 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Manchester United | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 16 Apr 2012 | Arsenal v Wigan Athletic | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 21 Apr 2012 | Fulham v Wigan Athletic | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Newcastle United | W | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 07 May 2012 | Blackburn Rovers v Wigan Athletic | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 13 May 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 19 Aug 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Chelsea | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 25 Aug 2012 | Southampton v Wigan Athletic | W | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 01 Sep 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Stoke City | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 15 Sep 2012 | Manchester United v Wigan Athletic | L | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 29 Sep 2012 | Sunderland v Wigan Athletic | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 06 Oct 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Everton | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 20 Oct 2012 | Swansea City v Wigan Athletic | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 27 Oct 2012 | Wigan Athletic v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 03 Nov 2012 | Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 10 Nov 2012 | Wigan Athletic v West Bromwich Albion | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 17 Nov 2012 | Liverpool v Wigan Athletic | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 24 Nov 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Reading | W | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 28 Nov 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Manchester City | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 03 Dec 2012 | Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 08 Dec 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 15 Dec 2012 | Norwich City v Wigan Athletic | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Dec 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Arsenal | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2012 | Everton v Wigan Athletic | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 29 Dec 2012 | Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic | W | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 01 Jan 2013 | Wigan Athletic v Manchester United | L | 0-4 | Premier League | |
| 12 Jan 2013 | Fulham v Wigan Athletic | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 19 Jan 2013 | Wigan Athletic v Sunderland | L | 2-3 | Premier League | |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Stoke City v Wigan Athletic | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 02 Feb 2013 | Wigan Athletic v Southampton | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 09 Feb 2013 | Chelsea v Wigan Athletic | L | 4-1 | Premier League | |
| 23 Feb 2013 | Reading v Wigan Athletic | W | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 02 Mar 2013 | Wigan Athletic v Liverpool | L | 0-4 | Premier League | |
| 17 Mar 2013 | Wigan Athletic v Newcastle United | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 30 Mar 2013 | Wigan Athletic v Norwich City | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 07 Apr 2013 | Queens Park Rangers v Wigan Athletic | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 17 Apr 2013 | Manchester City v Wigan Athletic | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 20 Apr 2013 | West Ham United v Wigan Athletic | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 27 Apr 2013 | Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 07 May 2013 | Wigan Athletic v Swansea City | L | 2-3 | Premier League | |
| 14 May 2013 | Arsenal v Wigan Athletic | L | 4-1 | Premier League | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2012-13 | Argentina | FIFA World Cup | 1 |
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| 2012-13 | Argentina | International Friendly | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2012 | Saudi Arabia v Argentina | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Feb 2013 | Sweden v Argentina | W | 2-3 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Mar 2013 | Bolivia v Argentina | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.