Francisco Ginella

BIOGRAPHY

Francisco Ginella was born January 21, 1999, in Montevideo, Uruguay. He is a midfielder in the Major League Soccer.

A product of the club's youth academy, Ginella saw his first inclusion in the matchday squad in the form of three appearances among the substitutes at the end of the 2017 season. Minutes were much more plentiful for Ginella in 2019, as he registered nearly four times as many as the year prior. He made eight appearances during the Apertura, seven of which were starts, up from three in 2018. During this time, in April, he would get his first taste of continental football in the form of a start in a Copa Sudamericana group stage match. 

In December 2019, Ginella was purchased by MLS club Los Angeles FC for $2.5 million, signing a four-year contract. He made his debut for the club in LAFC's CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 ties, playing the entirety of the away leg at Club León, which his side lost 2–0. Ginella also played a part, albeit much more subdued, in the second leg, registering seven minutes off the bench in place of Eduard Atuesta. Ginella made appearances in the club's first two MLS matches of the season as well, starting against Inter Miami and being subbed on against the Philadelphia Union. On October 11, 2020, Ginella scored his first goal in a 3–1 win against the Seattle Sounders. Ginella helped LAFC lift their first MLS Cup trophy in 2022 by defeating the Philadelphia Union.