Francisco Alcacer profile
- Club
- Emirates Club
- Position
- Forward
- Nationality
- Spain
- Date of birth
- 1993-08-30
- Birthplace
- Torrent, Spain
- Height
- 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Weight
- 72 kg
- Shirt number
- 9
- Signing / transfer fee
- Free
About Francisco Alcacer
Francisco "Paco" Alcácer García (born 30 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for UAE Pro League club Sharjah.
Having come through the Valencia youth ranks, he started playing with the first team in 2010, and became a regular following a loan at Getafe, totalling 43 goals in 118 matches. In 2016 he signed for Barcelona for €30 million, winning two Copa del Rey trophies and the 2017–18 La Liga during his spell as a reserve to Luis Suárez before leaving for Borussia Dortmund on loan. He signed a permanent deal in Germany in early 2019 after a successful start. He returned to Spain in January 2020, winning the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League with Villarreal.
Alcácer won the European Championship twice with Spain's under-19 side, and made his senior international debut in 2014.