Fran Villalba

Francisco Jose Villalba Rodrigo (born 11 May 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda Division club Sporting de Gijon, on loan from Birmingham City of the EFL Championship.

He began his career with Valencia and spent a season on loan to Numancia before coming to England in 2019 to join Birmingham City. He returned to Spain in January 2020 and spent the next 18 months on loan to Almeria, before joining Sporting Gijon on loan for the 2021–22 season. In international football, he has represented Spain from under-16 to under-19 level.

Club Career

Valencia

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 Valencia's reserve team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 away loss against CD Olimpic de Xativa in the Segunda Division B championship.

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