Gianfranco Facchineri (born 27 April 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player. Early life Facchineri was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario. He played youth soccer with local clubs Windsor Ciociaro SC, Windsor Soccer Club and Windsor FC Nationals, and later American club Vardar SC. Club career Vancouver Whitecaps FC In 2018, Facchineri joined the academy of MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC. On 23 January 2020, he signed a first-team Homegrown Player contract with the Whitecaps. On 6 July 2020, Facchineri was loaned to Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa. He made his professional debut on 19 August against Valour FC. In August 2021, Facchineri would be loaned to USL Championship side San Diego Loyal for the remainder of the 2021 season. In February 2022, Vancouver announced they were enacting a buyout of Facchineri's contract, ending his time at the club. International career In 2016 and 2017, Facchineri participated in three under-15 identification camps organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. In 2019, Facchineri was called up to the Canadian under-17 team for the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he made four appearances and was named co-captain of the team. He subsequently played for the under-17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, making three more appearances. References External links 2002 births Living people Association football defenders Canadian soccer players Soccer people from Ontario Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian expatriate soccer players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Atlético Ottawa players Canadian Premier League players Canada men's youth international soccer players Homegrown Players (MLS)