Francisco José "Curro" Sánchez Rodríguez (born 3 January 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Burgos CF.

Curro Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Francisco José Sánchez Rodríguez
Date of birth (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth La Palma del Condado, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Burgos
Number 16
Youth career
Siempre Alegres
2007–2014 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Sevilla B 141 (21)
2015–2016 Sevilla 4 (0)
2019–2020 Numancia 34 (13)
2020–2021 Ponferradina 36 (5)
2021–2022 Almería 37 (2)
2022– Burgos 75 (24)
International career
2012 Spain U16 1 (0)
2013 Spain U17 4 (0)
2014 Spain U18 2 (2)
2013–2014 Spain U19 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Club career

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Born in La Palma del Condado, Huelva, Andalusia,[2] Curro joined Sevilla FC's youth setup in 2007, aged 11. He made his debuts as a senior in the 2012–13 campaign, in Segunda División B.[3]

On 5 February 2015, Curro renewed his contract, signing a deal until 2017.[4] He made his first team debut on 2 December, starting in a 3–0 away win against UD Logroñés, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5]

Curro made his La Liga debut on 17 April 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for José Antonio Reyes in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[6] He scored his first goal as a professional on 21 August, netting the first in the B-team's 3–3 Segunda División home draw against Girona FC.[7]

On 16 July 2019, Curro moved to second division side CD Numancia on a two-year deal.[8] He scored a career-best 13 goals for the club during the campaign, but was unable to avoid team relegation.

On 9 September 2020, Curro signed a one-year contract with SD Ponferradina, still in the second division.[9] The following 10 July, he agreed to a three-year deal with fellow league team UD Almería.[10]

Curro featured regularly for the Rojiblancos during the season, as his side achieved promotion to the top tier as champions. On 1 September 2022, however, he terminated his contract,[11] and signed a two-year deal with Burgos CF in the second division two days later.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 21 August 2020[13]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sevilla 2015–16 La Liga 4 0 2 0 6 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 2 0 6 0
Numancia 2019–20 Segunda División 34 13 0 0 34 13
Total 34 13 0 0 34 13
Ponferradina 2020–21 Segunda División 36 5 1 0 37 5
Total 36 5 1 0 37 5
Almeria 2021–22 Segunda División 35 2 2 0 37 2
2022–23 La Liga 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 37 2 2 0 39 2
Burgos 2022–23 Segunda División 34 9 2 0 36 9
2023–24 37 15 2 0 39 15
Total 71 24 4 0 75 24
Career total 182 44 9 0 0 0 191 44

References

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  1. ^ "Curro Sánchez" (in Spanish). Burgos CF. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Curro Sánchez, un futbolista top con marca registrada" [Curro Sánchez, a top footballer with a registered mark] (in Spanish). Fútbol Carrasco. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Curro Sánchez tomó la alternativa: "Es un sueño hecho realidad"" [Curro Sánchez took his options: "It is a dream come true"] (in Spanish). Sevilla's official website. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Oficial: El Sevilla renueva hasta 2017 a Curro Sánchez" [Official: Sevilla renews Curro Sánchez until 2017] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Tres chispazos le bastan al Sevilla" [Three sparks are enough for Sevilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Oriol cierra la Feria del Sevilla" [Oriol closes Sevilla's Fair] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  7. ^ "El Girona remonta tres goles en el campo del filial sevillista" [Girona come back three goals in the field of sevillista's reserves] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Curro Sánchez, el séptimo fichaje del CD Numancia" [Curro Sánchez, the seventh signing of CD Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Curro Sánchez, nuevo jugador de la SD Ponferradina" [Curro Sánchez, new player of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Curro Sánchez: bags of experience with fancy footwork". UD Almería. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Curro Sánchez departs UD Almería". UD Almería. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Curro Sánchez, un jugón de primera para el Burgos CF" [Curro Sánchez, a top tier baller for Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  13. ^ Curro Sánchez at Soccerway
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