Francisco Sierralta

Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo (born 6 May 1997) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as defender for Championship club Watford.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sierralta and the second or maternal family name is Carvallo.
Francisco Sierralta
Personal information
Full name Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997
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 10 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Chile U20 6 (0)
2018– Chile 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:34, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:54, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

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]

On 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]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica 2015–26 Chilean Primera División 2121—0042
Palestino (loan) 2016–17 Chilean Primera División 17120—8[lower-alpha 1]0271
Udinese 2017–18 Serie A 0000——00
2018–19 Serie A 0000——00
2019–20 Serie A 0010——10
Total 0010——10
Parma (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 10000——100
Parma (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 6000——60
Empoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 11100——111
Watford 2020–21 Championship 1001020—130
Career total 563612080724
  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".
  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. Francisco Sierralta at Soccerway
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