Francisco 'Fran' Javier Zafra de los Santos (born 28 March 1993), is a Spanish footballer who plays for AD Ceuta on loan from San Fernando as a midfielder.

Fran Zafra
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Zafra de los Santos
Date of birth (1993-03-28) 28 March 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ceuta (on loan from San Fernando)
Youth career
Portuense
2010–2012 Xerez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Portuense 12 (0)
2011–2013 Xerez B 19 (2)
2013 Xerez 1 (0)
2013–2014 Córdoba B 8 (0)
2014 San Fernando 14 (1)
2014–2015 Sanluqueño 38 (4)
2015–2016 Villanovense 5 (0)
2016–2017 Arcos 35 (8)
2017– San Fernando 0 (0)
2017–Ceuta (loan) 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2018

Club career

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Born in Seville, Andalusia, Zafra made his senior debuts with Racing Club Portuense, in the 2009–10 season, but returned to youth football, playing with Xerez CD. He was promoted to the club's B-team in the 2011–12 season, and made his first team debut on 20 April 2013, playing the last 24 minutes of a 1–2 home loss against UD Las Palmas in the Segunda División championship.[2]

In August 2013 Zafra signed with Córdoba CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[3] He subsequently resumed his career in the third level but also in Tercera División, representing San Fernando CD[4] and Atlético Sanluqueño CF.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Zafra". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ Chrisantus pone su granito de arena al sueño amarillo (Chrisantus put a 'two cents' in amarillos dream); Marca, 20 April 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Adri, Zafra y Alfonso, del Xerez, y Mane, primer desembarco para Puche (Adri, Zafra and Alfonso, from Xerez, and Mane, first arrivals for Puche) Archived 2014-07-08 at the Wayback Machine; Córdoba Deporte, 13 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El San Fernando confirma la incorporación de Francisco Zafra (San Fernando confirms the addition of Francisco Zafra); Planeta Fichajes, 30 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Oficial: Atlético Sanluqueño, llega Zafra (Official: Atlético Sanluqueño, Zafra arrives); Todo Mercado Web, 19 August 2014 (in Spanish)
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