Francisco Sierralta

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sierralta and the second or maternal family name is Carvallo.
Francisco Sierralta
Francisco Sierralta 2017.jpg
Sierralta in 2017
Personal information
Full name Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Las Condes, Chile
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Watford
Number 31
Youth career
2005–2015 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Universidad Católica 2 (1)
2016–2017 → Palestino (loan) 17 (1)
2017–2020 Udinese 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Parma (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2019 → Parma (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → Empoli (loan) 11 (1)
2020– Watford 26 (1)
National team‡
2016–2017 Chile U20 6 (0)
2018– Chile 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:53, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:11, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo (born 6 May 1997) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Premier League club Watford and the Chile national team. Sierralta started his career with Universidad Católica in 2015 and then played for Italian clubs in his career.

Club career[]

Sierralta began his career with Universidad Católica and made his debut in the Chile Cup against Barnechea on 8 July 2015. He made his league debut on 26 September, replacing Marco Medel in the final minutes against Huachipato.[2]

In August 2017, Sierralta joined Udinese and was loaned to Parma. Sierralta's loan was extended for another year on 7 August 2018,[3] having achieved promotion to Serie A during his first year with the club.

On 11 January 2020, Sierralta joined Serie B club Empoli on loan until 30 June 2020.[4][5]

On 9 September 2020, Sierralta joined Championship club Watford on a three-year contract.[6] He scored his first goal for Watford in a 4–1 win against Rotherham United on 16 March 2021.[7]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 1 May 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universidad Católica 2015–16 Chilean Primera División 2 1 2 1 — 0 0 4 2
Palestino (loan) 2016–17 Chilean Primera División 17 1 2 0 — 8[a] 0 27 1
Udinese 2017–18 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2018–19 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2019–20 Serie A 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Parma (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Parma (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Empoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 11 1 0 0 — — 11 1
Watford 2020–21 Championship 26 1 1 0 2 0 — 29 1
Career total 72 4 6 1 2 0 8 0 88 5
  1. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamerica

Honours[]

Universidad Católica

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Watford" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "HUACHIPATO VS. UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA 0 - 1". 26 September 2015.
  3. ^ "UFFICIALE: Parma, confermato Sierralta dall'Udinese". Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Empoli, ecco Sierralta. Arriva in prestito dall'Udinese". Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Francisco Sierralta è un nuovo calciatore azzurro". Empoli FC (in Italian). 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Official: Watford Sign Sierralta".
  7. ^ "Rotherham 1-4 Watford". BBC Sport. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  8. ^ Francisco Sierralta at Soccerway

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