 Sierralta withChile U20 in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-05-06)6 May 1997 (age 28) | ||
| 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 | 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) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo (born 6 May 1997) is a Chilean professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back ordefensive midfielder forLigue 1 clubAuxerre and theChile national team. He started his career withUniversidad Católica in 2015 and played forItalian clubs in his career.
Sierralta began his career withUniversidad Católica and made his debut in the Chile Cup againstBarnechea on 8 July 2015. He made his league debut on 26 September, replacingMarco Medel in the final minutes againstHuachipato.[3][better source needed]
In August 2017, Sierralta signed forUdinese before moving toParma on loan later that year. With the latter club having achieved promotion to2018–19 Serie A, his loan was extended for another year on 7 August 2018.[4]
On 11 January 2020, Sierralta joinedSerie B clubEmpoli on loan until 30 June.[5][6]
On 9 September 2020, Sierralta joinedChampionship clubWatford on a three-year contract.[7] He scored his first goal for Watford in a 4–1 victory againstRotherham United on 16 March 2021.[8]
On 19 June 2025, Sierralta joinedLigue 1 clubAuxerre on a four-year contract.[9][10]
Along withChile U20, Sierralta won theL'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.[11] In 2018, he debuted for theChilean senior squad in a friendly match againstPoland.[12]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
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