Fran Villalba

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Villalba and the second or maternal family name is Rodrigo.

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Fran Villalba
Personal information
Full name Francisco José Villalba Rodrigo
Date of birth (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Valencia B
Youth career
2011– Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Valencia B 20 (0)
2015– Valencia 1 (0)
International career‡
2014 Spain U16 2 (1)
2014–2015 Spain U17 17 (3)
2016 Spain U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 February 2016

Francisco 'Fran' José Villalba Rodrigo (born 11 May 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia CF Mestalla as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in the neighbourhood of El Cabanyal, Valencia,[1] Villalba was a Valencia CF youth graduate. On 1 August 2014, after being linked to Liverpool,[2] he signed a new four-year deal with the Che.[3]

On 1 February 2015, aged only 16, Villalba made his senior debut with the reserves, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 away loss against CD Olímpic de Xàtiva for the Segunda División B championship.[4] He appeared in two further matches during the campaign, all of them from the bench.

On 26 June 2015 Villalba was called up to the main squad by manager Nuno Espírito Santo for the pre-season.[5] He made his professional debut on 16 December, as a half-time substitute for André Gomes in a 2–0 Copa del Rey home win against Barakaldo CF.[6]

He made his La Liga debut on 31 December 2015, coming on in the 84th minute against Villarreal.[7]

References

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