Francisco Sierralta

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sierralta and the second or maternal family name is Carvallo.
Francisco Sierralta
Sierralta with Chile U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997
Place of birth Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 31
Youth career
2005–2015 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Universidad Católica 0 (0)
2015–2017 Granada 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Universidad Católica (loan) 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 49 (2)
International career‡
2015–2017 Chile U20 6 (0)
2018– Chile 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 (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.[3]

In August 2017, Sierralta joined Udinese and was loaned to Parma. Sierralta's loan was extended for another year on 7 August 2018,[4] 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.[5][6]

On 9 September 2020, Sierralta joined Championship club Watford on a three-year contract.[7] He scored his first goal for Watford in a 4–1 win against Rotherham United on 16 March 2021.[8]

International career

Along with Chile U20, he won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 January 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica 2015 Chilean Primera División —————
Granada CF 2015–17 La Liga —————
Universidad Católica (loan) 2015–16 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 2611020—291
2021–22 Premier League 501020—80
2022–23 Championship 1811010—201
Total 4923050—572
Career total 9558140801166
  1. Appearances in Copa Sudamerica

Honours

Universidad Católica

Chile U20

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Watford" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. "Francisco Sierralta". Watford F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. "HUACHIPATO VS. UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA 0 - 1". 26 September 2015.
  4. "UFFICIALE: Parma, confermato Sierralta dall'Udinese". Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  5. "UFFICIALE: Empoli, ecco Sierralta. Arriva in prestito dall'Udinese". Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. "Francisco Sierralta è un nuovo calciatore azzurro". Empoli FC (in Italian). 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. "Official: Watford Sign Sierralta".
  8. "Rotherham 1-4 Watford". BBC Sport. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  9. Roggero, José (19 August 2015). "¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L'Alcúdia!". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  10. Francisco Sierralta at Soccerway


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