Franco Parisi is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player.

Biography

Franco plays as a striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Premier League

New South Wales Premier League

The New South Wales Premier League is the highest state-level men's soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, it is considered one grade lower than the A-League...

At age 18, Franco spent 6 months on trial at Italian giants AC Milan and a further 6 months at English giants Tottenham Hotspur.

In 2004, Franco played at the 2004 summer Olympic games for the Olyroos.

Parisi was with the Australian A-League club Newcastle United Jets

Newcastle United Jets

Newcastle United Jets Football Club is a professional football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The club competes in the A-League and plays its home games at Ausgrid Stadium . The Jets have won one A-League championship, defeating arch rivals the 1–0 in the 2007–08 Grand Final...

 for the inaugural A-League

A-League

The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

season before joining the New Zealand Knights for a season.

Since 2007, he has been leading the line for NSW Premier League team APIA Leichhardt Tigers.