{{short description|Paraguayan footballer (born 1997)}} {{family name hatnote|Prieto|Franco|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Richard Prieto | image = | fullname = Richard Fabián Prieto Franco | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|2|25|df=y}} | birth_place = San Joaquín, Paraguay | height = 1.79 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Nacional | clubnumber = 27 | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = General Díaz | years1 = 2014–2021 |clubs1 = General Díaz |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 = 2023–2024 |clubs4 = Guaraní |caps4 = 58 |goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2025– |clubs5 = Nacional |caps5 = 22 |goals5 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2017 |nationalteam1 = Paraguay U23 |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2016–2017 |nationalteam2 = Paraguay U20 |nationalcaps2 = 4 |nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 13 August 2025 }} '''Richard Fabián Prieto Franco''' (born 25 February 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nacional.<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|richard-fabian-prieto/368469}}</ref>
==Career== ===Club=== Prieto's first club was General Díaz.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="BDFA">{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de RICHARD PRIETO|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-RICHARD-FABIAN-PRIETO-101347.html|accessdate=3 February 2019|work=BDFA}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Soccerway"/> 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.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="Crónica">{{cite news|title=Ndahugavéima pio papá|url=http://www.cronica.com.py/2017/09/11/ndahugaveima-pio-papa/|accessdate=3 February 2019|work=Crónica|date=11 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="Tigo Sports">{{cite news|title=Volver a empezar|url=http://www.tigosports.com.py/futbol/el-emotivo-retorno-de-richard-prieto|accessdate=3 February 2019|work=Tigo Sports|date=24 April 2018}}</ref> Two years later, having played twice in the 2019 campaign, Prieto completed a loan move to Godoy Cruz of the Argentine Primera División.<ref name="ABC">{{cite news|title=Presentado en el Tomba|url=http://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/richard-prieto-godoy-cruz-1782746.html|accessdate=3 February 2019|work=ABC|date=31 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Los Andes">{{cite news|title=Richard Prieto, el sexto elemento|url=https://losandes.com.ar/article/view?slug=richard-prieto-el-sexto-elemento|accessdate=3 February 2019|work=Los Andes|date=31 January 2019}}</ref>
===International=== Prieto represented Paraguay at U20 and U23.<ref name="Soccerway"/> 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.<ref name="Soccerway"/>
==Career statistics== {{updated|3 February 2019}}.<ref name="Soccerway"/> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Club statistics |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|General Díaz |2014 |rowspan="6"|Paraguayan Primera División |1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |2015 |26||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||26||0 |- |2016 |31||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||31||3 |- |2017 |28||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||28||2 |- |2018 |20||3||0||0||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COSU">Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana</ref>||0||0||0||21||3 |- |2019 |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !108!!8!!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!109!!8 |- |rowspan="1"|Godoy Cruz (loan) |2018–19 |rowspan="1"|Argentine Primera División |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !108!!8!!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!109!!8 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prieto, Richard}} Category:1997 births Category:Footballers from Caaguazú Department Category:Living people Category:21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Paraguayan men's footballers Category:Paraguay men's youth international footballers Category:Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Category:Club General Díaz (Luque) footballers Category:Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Category:Club Nacional footballers Category:Club Guaraní players Category:Paraguayan Primera División players Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Category:Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina