Fran Villalba · career
Francisco José Villalba Rodrigo
Central · Santos Laguna · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2024/254 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 204 appearances, 12 goals and 21 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Sporting Gijon — Season rating 38, 4 goals and 5 assists in 38 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 22 points at Sporting Gijon. Form is on a climb — up 12 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 9 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (Liga MX) and kept playing — 32 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Santos Laguna | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| 2025/26 | Santos Laguna | 32 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | Santos Laguna | 32 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | Sporting Gijon | 33 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 17 |
| 2022/23 | MalagaLoan | 34 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | Sporting GijonLoan | 38 | 4 | 5 | 70 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | Almeria | 30 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 17 |
| 2019/20 | AlmeriaLoan | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Birmingham | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Numancia | 39 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Valencia II | 33 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Valencia II | 23 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Valencia II | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Valencia U19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Valencia | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Valencia II | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain U17 | 2015/16 | UEFA U17 Championship | 11 | 2 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | 2 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
4 played1 not in squad· 309 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Liga MX | A Monterrey | 2-3 | Played | 30 | 6.9 | ||
| Jul 26 | Liga MX | H Atlas | 0-1 | Played | 99 | 7.6 | ||
| Aug 2 | Liga MX | A Club America | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 17 | Liga MX | H Guadalajara Chivas | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 23 | Liga MX | A Puebla | 2-3 | Not in squad | — |