Francisco Sierralta
Chilean footballer (born 1997)
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Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo (born 6 May 1997) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Auxerre and the Chile national team. He started his career with Universidad Católica in 2015 and played for Italian clubs in his career.
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Sierralta with Chile U20 in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Condes, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auxerre | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2025 | Watford | 109 | (2) |
| 2025– | Auxerre | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Chile U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018– | Chile | 18 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025 (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][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]
On 19 June 2025, Sierralta joined Ligue 1 club Auxerre on a four-year contract.[9][10]
International career
Along with Chile U20, Sierralta won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.[11] In 2018, he debuted for the Chilean senior squad in a friendly match against Poland.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 October 2025[13]
| 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 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 109 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 123 | 2 | |||
| Auxerre | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 195 | 7 | ||
- Includes Copa Chile, Copa Italia, FA Cup
- Appearances in Copa Sudamerica
International
- As of match played 10 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | |
Honours
Universidad Católica
Chile U20