Height 1.68 m | Playing position Years Team Weight 65 kg | |
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Full name Francisco José Villalba Rodrigo Date of birth (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 (age 18) Similar Rafa Mir, Wilfried Zahibo, Antonio Latorre Grueso, Carlos Soler, Ibrahim Diallo Profiles | ||
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Francisco 'Fran' José Villalba Rodrigo (born 11 May 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia CF Mestalla as a central midfielder.
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- Fran villalba vs barcelona debut copa del rey 7 2 16
- Fran villalba goals assists skills valencia 2015 2016 review hd
- Club career
- References
Fran villalba goals assists skills valencia 2015 2016 review hd
Club career
Born in the neighbourhood of El Cabanyal, Valencia, Villalba was a Valencia CF youth graduate. On 1 August 2014, after being linked to Liverpool, he signed a new four-year deal with Los Che.
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. 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. 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.
Villalba made his La Liga debut on 31 December 2015, coming on in the 84th minute in a 0–1 away loss against Villarreal CF.
