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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
Sierralta with Chile U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 3
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) 10 (0)
2020 → Empoli (loan) 11 (1)
2020– Watford 108 (2)
International career‡
2015–2017 Chile U20 6 (0)
2018– Chile 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 (UTC)

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

Club career

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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][better source needed]}

In August 2017, Sierralta signed for Udinese before moving to Parma on loan later that year. With the latter club having achieved promotion to 2018–19 Serie A, his loan was extended for another year on 7 August 2018.[4]

On 11 January 2020, Sierralta joined Serie B club Empoli on loan until 30 June.[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 victory against Rotherham United on 16 March 2021.[8]

International career

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Along with Chile U20, Sierralta won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.[9] In 2018, he debuted for the Chilean senior squad in a friendly match against Poland.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 April 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universidad Católica 2015 Chilean Primera División — — — — —
Granada 2015–17 La Liga — — — — —
Universidad Católica (loan) 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[c] 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
2018–19 Serie A 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Total 16 0 0 0 — — 20 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
2021–22 Premier League 7 0 1 0 2 0 — 10 0
2022–23 Championship 18 1 1 0 1 0 — 20 1
2023–24 Championship 27 0 3 0 1 0 — 31 0
2024–25 Championship 32 0 0 0 2 0 — 34 0
Total 108 2 6 0 8 0 — 122 2
Career total 156 5 11 1 8 0 8 0 187 6
  1. ^ Includes Copa Chile, Copa Italia, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamerica

Honours

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Universidad Católica

Chile U20

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Watford" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Francisco Sierralta". Watford F.C. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Huachipato 0–1 Universidad Católica". Soccerway. Platform Group. 26 September 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ Calfapietra, Alessio (7 August 2018). "Ufficiale: Parma, confermato Sierralta dall'Udinese". Parma Calcio 1913 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ^ Cardia, Ivan (11 January 2020). "Ufficiale: Empoli, ecco Sierralta. Arriva in prestito dall'Udinese". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Francisco Sierralta è un nuovo calciatore azzurro". Empoli FC (in Italian). 11 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Official: Watford Sign Sierralta". Watford F.C. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Rotherham 1-4 Watford". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 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). Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  10. ^ Ortiz, Bastián (26 March 2021). "Sierralta cuenta su dura experiencia en el extranjero y le agradece a Rueda: "Me fue a ver cuando no jugaba y estaba lesionado"". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  11. ^ Francisco Sierralta at Soccerway
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