Francis Guerrero

Francis
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Guerrero Martín
Date of birth (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996
Place of birth Coín, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right back / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Betis
Number 2
Youth career
Puerto Malagueño
2014–2015 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Betis B 59 (5)
2017– Betis 19 (1)
National team‡
2018– Spain U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2018

Francisco Javier Guerrero Martín (born 11 March 1996), commonly known as Francis, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Betis as either a right back or a right winger.

Club career

Born in Coín, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Francis joined Real Betis' youth setup in 2014, from Puerto Malagueño CF.[1] He made his senior debut with the B-team on 19 April 2015, coming on as a first-half substitute for Nacho Abeledo in a 0–0 Segunda División B away draw against Real Balompédica Linense.[2]

Francis scored his first senior goal on 21 February 2016, netting his team's only in a 1–3 loss at Real Jaén.[3] On 15 March of the following year, he renewed his contract with the club.[4]

Francis made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 20 August 2017, replacing Matías Nahuel in a 0–2 away loss against FC Barcelona.[5] Converted to a right back by manager Quique Setién,[6] he scored his first professional goal the following 17 March by netting the last in a 3–0 home win over RCD Espanyol.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Lo mejor del Puerto Malagueño, para el Betis y para el Málaga" [The best of Puerto Malagueño, for Betis and for Málaga] (in Spanish). Cuenta con la Cantera. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Valioso empate que sabe a playoff" [Valuable draw that tastes like playoff] (in Spanish). Vavel. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Real Jaén 3–1 Betis B: Se aleja la permanencia" [Real Jaén 3–1 Betis B: Survival further away]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 February 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Seis canteranos del Betis B amplían sus contratos con el club" [Six youth players from Betis B extend their contracts with the club] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Messi juega contra la tristeza" [Messi plays against sadness]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Francis Guerrero, el amuleto del Betis" [Francis Guerrero, the amulet of Betis] (in Spanish). Vavel. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "El Betis mira a Europa en la noche negra de Pau" [Betis look to Europe in Pau's dark night]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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