Curro Sánchez
Spanish footballer
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Francisco José "Curro" Sánchez Rodríguez (born 3 January 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Burgos CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco José Sánchez Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | La Palma del Condado, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burgos | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Siempre Alegres | |||
| 2007–2014 | Sevilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Sevilla B | 141 | (21) |
| 2015–2016 | Sevilla | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Numancia | 34 | (13) |
| 2020–2021 | Ponferradina | 36 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Almería | 37 | (2) |
| 2022– | Burgos | 123 | (32) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Spain U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Spain U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Spain U19 | 9 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in La Palma del Condado, Huelva, Andalusia,[2] Curro joined Sevilla FC's youth setup in 2007, aged 11. He made his debuts as a senior in the 2012–13 campaign, in Segunda División B.[3]
On 5 February 2015, Curro renewed his contract, signing a deal until 2017.[4] He made his first team debut on 2 December, starting in a 3–0 away win against UD Logroñés, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5]
Curro made his La Liga debut on 17 April 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for José Antonio Reyes in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[6] He scored his first goal as a professional on 21 August, netting the first in the B-team's 3–3 Segunda División home draw against Girona FC.[7]
On 16 July 2019, Curro moved to second division side CD Numancia on a two-year deal.[8] He scored a career-best 13 goals for the club during the campaign, but was unable to avoid team relegation.
On 9 September 2020, Curro signed a one-year contract with SD Ponferradina, still in the second division.[9] The following 10 July, he agreed to a three-year deal with fellow league team UD Almería.[10]
Curro featured regularly for the Rojiblancos during the season, as his side achieved promotion to the top tier as champions. On 1 September 2022, however, he terminated his contract,[11] and signed a two-year deal with Burgos CF in the second division two days later.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 August 2020[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sevilla | 2015–16 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Numancia | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 13 | |
| Total | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 13 | |||
| Ponferradina | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | |
| Total | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| Almeria | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| Burgos | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 15 | |||
| Total | 71 | 24 | 4 | 0 | — | 75 | 24 | |||
| Career total | 182 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 44 | ||