Franco de la Torre

Rey Franco Miguel Bautro de la Torre (born 20 November 1996) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a full-back or midfielder for Mendiola 1991 of the Philippines Football League.

Youth and college career
De La Torre was born in Cagayan de Oro, in the province of Misamis Oriental. He played his college football for the Red Lions of San Beda University.

First professional contract
He signed his first professional contract with Davao Aguilas, a newly formed club of the Philippines Football League, and was part of the team along with several other San Beda teammates due to the owner, Jefferson Cheng's proximity with the U22 national team. He played half the season before transferring to league leaders Meralco Manila, where he would end up finishing third overall.

Mendiola 1991
After playing the 2018 season with JPV Marikina, he returned to his roots by playing football for another newly formed club, Mendiola 1991, which was a largely San Beda-based club with Red Lions alumni. In 2022, he was made 2nd captain of the club behind Jim Ashley Flores.

Philippines U23
In March 2017, after graduating from San Beda, he was named as part of the Philippines' U23 team, first participating in a training camp in Bahrain. He was named in the initial lineup for the 2017 SEA Games, but was cut from the roster.

He would go on to make his first and only appearance for the U22 team in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers, coming off the bench for Troy Limbo in a 2–0 loss to China.