| Curro Sánchez | |
| Fullname: | Francisco José Sánchez Rodríguez |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1996 |
| Birth Place: | La Palma del Condado, Spain |
| Height: | 1.74 m[1] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Burgos |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthclubs1: | Siempre Alegres |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sevilla |
| Years1: | 2013–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Sevilla B |
| Caps1: | 141 |
| Goals1: | 21 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Sevilla |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Numancia |
| Caps3: | 34 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Ponferradina |
| Caps4: | 36 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Almería |
| Caps5: | 37 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Clubs6: | Burgos |
| Caps6: | 75 |
| Goals6: | 24 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Spain U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Spain U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Spain U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam4: | Spain U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 8 June 2024 |
Francisco José "Curro" Sánchez Rodríguez (born 3 January 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Burgos CF.
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]
| 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 | |||