Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo (born 6 May 1997) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice, on loan from Ligue 1 club Auxerre, and the Chile national team. He started his career with Universidad Católica in 2015 and played for several 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 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.
On 11 January 2020, Sierralta joined Serie B club Empoli on loan until 30 June.
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 victory against Rotherham United on 16 March 2021.
On 19 June 2025, Sierralta joined Ligue 1 club Auxerre on a four-year contract. On 9 September 2026, he moved to Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice on a loan until the end of the 2026–27 season.
International career Along with Chile U20, Sierralta won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015. In 2018, he received his first call-up to the Chilean senior squad on 17 May 2018, and debuted for the Chile in a friendly match against Poland.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUniversidad Católica2015Chilean Primera División—————Granada2015–17La Liga—————Universidad Católica (loan)2015–16Chilean Primera División2121—0042Palestino (loan)2016–17Chilean Primera División17120—80271Udinese2017–18Serie A0000——002018–19Serie A0000——002019–20Serie A0010——10Total0010——10Parma (loan)2017–18Serie B10000——1002018–19Serie A6000——60Total16000——160Empoli (loan)2019–20Serie B11100——111Watford2020–21Championship2611020—2912021–22Premier League501020—802022–23Championship1811010—2012023–24Championship2703010—3102024–25Championship3300020—350Total10926080—1232Auxerre2025–26Ligue 110110——1112026–27Ligue 100———00Total10110——111Piast Gliwice (loan)2026–27Ekstraklasa0000——00Career total167612180801997
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChile201810201910202020202160202250202530202620Total200
Honours Universidad Católica Primera División de Chile: 2016 Clausura
Chile U20 L'Alcúdia International Tournament: 2015
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