# Francisco Sierralta

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 then 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.
In August 2017, Sierralta joined Udinese and was loaned to Parma. Sierralta's loan was extended for another year on 7 August 2018, having achieved promotion to Serie A during his first year with the club.
On 11 January 2020, Sierralta joined Serie B club Empoli on loan until 30 June 2020.
On 9 September 2020, Sierralta joined Championship club Watford on a three-year contract. He scored his first goal for Watford in a 4–1 win against Rotherham United on 16 March 2021.

## International career

Along with Chile U20, he won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 12 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Udinese | 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Udinese | 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Udinese | 2019–20 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Udinese | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Parma (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Parma (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Parma (loan) | Total | 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 |
| Watford | 2021–22 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Watford | 2022–23 | Championship | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Watford | 2023–24 | Championship | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| Watford | 2024–25 | Championship | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Watford | Total | Total | 102 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 116 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 150 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 181 | 6 |
* ↑ Includes Copa Chile, Copa Italia, FA Cup
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamerica

## Honours

Universidad Católica
* Primera División de Chile: 2016 Clausura
Chile U20
* L'Alcúdia International Tournament: 2015