Curro Sánchez

For another Spanish footballer with the same name, see Fran Rodríguez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
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 89 (28)
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 26 November 2024

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

Club career

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

Club

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

  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