Francisco Sierralta

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 1.93 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)
2017–2019 → Parma (loan) 16 (0)
2020 → Empoli (loan) 11 (1)
2020–2025 Watford 109 (2)
2025– Auxerre 10 (1)
International career‡
2015–2017 Chile U20 6 (0)
2018– Chile 18 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025 (UTC)

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.

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 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 received his first call-up to the Chilean senior squad on 17 May 2018[12], and debuted for the Chile in a friendly match against Poland.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 October 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica 2015 Chilean Primera División —————
Granada 2015–17 La Liga —————
Universidad Católica (loan) 2015–16 Chilean Primera División 2121—0042
Palestino (loan) 2016–17 Chilean Primera División 17120—8[c]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
2018–19 Serie A6000——60
Total 16000——160
Empoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 11100——111
Watford 2020–21 Championship 2611020—291
2021–22 Premier League 701020—100
2022–23 Championship 1811010—201
2023–24 Championship 2703010—310
2024–25 Championship 3300020—350
Total 10926080—1232
Auxerre 2025–26 Ligue 1 7100——71
Career total 164611180801957
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Chile, Copa Italia, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamerica

International

As of match played 10 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 201810
201910
202020
202160
202250
202530
Total180

Honours

Universidad Católica

Chile U20

References

  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. ↑ Alain, Alexandre (19 June 2025). "Francisco Sierralta signe à l'AJA". AJA (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Auxerre Signs Chilean International Francisco Sierralta on Four-Year Deal". www.footboom1.com. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Los 7 debutantes en una nómina oficial de la Selección". Diario AS (in Spanish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Francisco Sierralta at Soccerway
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