# Richard Prieto

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{{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](/source/Caaguaz%C3%BA_Department), Paraguay
| height         = 1.79 m
| position       = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| currentclub    = [Nacional](/source/Club_Nacional)
| clubnumber     = 27
| youthyears1    =           |youthclubs1 = [General Díaz](/source/Club_General_D%C3%ADaz_(Luque))
| years1         = 2014–2021 |clubs1 = [General Díaz](/source/Club_General_D%C3%ADaz_(Luque))       |caps1 = 117 |goals1 = 8
| years2         = 2019–2020 |clubs2 = → [Godoy Cruz](/source/Godoy_Cruz_Antonio_Tomba) (loan) |caps2 = 5   |goals2 = 1
| years3         = 2021–2023 |clubs3 = [Nacional](/source/Club_Nacional)                       |caps3 = 34  |goals3 = 4
| years4         = 2023–2024 |clubs4 = [Guaraní](/source/Club_Guaran%C3%AD)                         |caps4 = 58  |goals4 = 2
| years5         = 2025–     |clubs5 = [Nacional](/source/Club_Nacional)                       |caps5 = 22  |goals5 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2017      |nationalteam1 = [Paraguay U23](/source/Paraguay_national_under-23_football_team)       |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017 |nationalteam2 = [Paraguay U20](/source/Paraguay_men's_national_under-20_football_team) |nationalcaps2 = 4 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update    = 13 August 2025
}}
'''Richard Fabián Prieto Franco''' (born 25 February 1997) is a Paraguayan professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) for [Nacional](/source/Club_Nacional).<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|richard-fabian-prieto/368469}}</ref>

==Career==
===Club===
Prieto's first club was [General Díaz](/source/Club_General_D%C3%ADaz_(Luque)).<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](/source/Club_Rubio_%C3%91u) in the [Paraguayan Primera División](/source/Paraguayan_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n) 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](/source/Sportivo_Luque%C3%B1o).<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](/source/2019_Paraguayan_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_season) campaign, Prieto completed a loan move to [Godoy Cruz](/source/Godoy_Cruz_Antonio_Tomba) of the [Argentine Primera División](/source/Argentine_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n).<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](/source/Paraguay_men's_national_under-20_football_team) and [U23](/source/Paraguay_national_under-23_football_team).<ref name="Soccerway"/> He initially appeared for the latter at the [2016 Toulon Tournament](/source/2016_Toulon_Tournament) in France, prior to being selected for [2017 South American U-20 Championship](/source/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](/source/Club_General_D%C3%ADaz_(Luque))
|[2014](/source/2014_Paraguayan_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_season)
|rowspan="6"|[Paraguayan Primera División](/source/Paraguayan_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n)
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[2015](/source/2015_Paraguayan_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_season)
|26||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||26||0
|-
|[2016](/source/2016_Paraguayan_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_season)
|31||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||31||3
|-
|[2017](/source/2017_Paraguayan_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_season)
|28||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||28||2
|-
|[2018](/source/2018_Paraguayan_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_season)
|20||3||0||0||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COSU">Appearance(s) in the [Copa Sudamericana](/source/Copa_Sudamericana)</ref>||0||0||0||21||3
|-
|[2019](/source/2019_Paraguayan_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_season)
|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](/source/Godoy_Cruz_Antonio_Tomba) (loan)
|[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Argentine_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n)
|rowspan="1"|[Argentine Primera División](/source/Argentine_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n)
|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}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{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

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