Francisco José Molinero Calderón (born 26 July 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Mar Menor FC as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco José Molinero Calderón | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-07-26) 26 July 1985 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Ontígola, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mar Menor | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Atlético Madrid B | 50 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | Atlético Madrid | 25 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Málaga (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Mallorca | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Levante | 24 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Dinamo București | 16 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Huesca | 37 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Murcia | 114 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Betis | 58 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Getafe | 43 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Sporting Gijón | 59 | (0) |
| 2021 | Murcia | 13 | (0) |
| 2021– | Mar Menor | 32 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2003 | Spain U17 | 16 | (0) |
| 2003 | Spain U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2004 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Spain U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2006 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:09, 5 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Molinero was born in Ontígola, Province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha. After playing two La Liga seasons for Atlético Madrid (his first game being on 25 September 2004, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Villarreal CF),[1] in whose youth system he grew, he served a Segunda División loan stint at Málaga CF.[2]
In July 2007, free agent Molinero agreed to a two-year deal to RCD Mallorca.[3] He appeared sparingly throughout the season,[4][5] moving the following campaign to Levante UD, recently relegated to the second division.[6]
On 21 July 2009, Molinero signed with Romania's FC Dinamo București, leaving Spain for the first time in his career.[7] He spent only one year in Liga I, however, cancelling his three-year contract in the summer and returning to his country, joining division two club SD Huesca.[8]
In the 2011 off-season, Molinero signed with Real Murcia for three years.[9] On 26 June 2014, after never appearing in less than 37 league matches, he moved to Real Betis also in the second tier;[10] he achieved promotion in 2015, contributing one goal to the feat.[11]
On 25 June 2016, Molinero joined Getafe CF on a two-year contract.[12] He returned to the second division in July 2018, with the 33-year-old agreeing to a deal at Sporting de Gijón.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2002–03 | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2003–04 | 34 | 1 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 3 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2004–05 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Málaga (loan) | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Mallorca | 2007–08 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Levante | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| Dinamo București | 2009–10 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| Huesca | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| Murcia | 2011–12 | Segunda División | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |||
| Total | 114 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 4 | ||
| Betis | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
| Getafe | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Sporting Gijón | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Murcia | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 454 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 493 | 10 | ||
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