Full name: Francisco "Kiko" Casilla Cortés

Nationality: Spain

Date of birth: 2 October 1986

Place of birth: Cabanes, Castellón, Spain

Position: Goalkeeper

Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Youth career:

• 1995–2004: Villarreal CF (youth)

Senior career (selected clubs):

• 2004–2007: Villarreal B
• 2005–2007: Gandía (loan)
• 2007–2008: Barcelona B
• 2008–2009: Espanyol B
• 2009–2012: Espanyol (first team)
• 2012–2015: Real Madrid
• 2015–2019: Espanyol
• 2019–2022: Leeds United
• 2022–2023: Elche CF

Real Madrid details:

• Joined Real Madrid in July 2012 from RCD Espanyol.
• Served mainly as a backup goalkeeper to Iker Casillas and Diego López during his time at the club.
• Appearances: Made a limited number of official appearances (primarily in Copa del Rey and some La Liga matches) across the 2012–2015 period.
• Honours with Real Madrid include La Liga (2012–13) and the Copa del Rey (2013–14) as part of the squad.

International career:

• Spain U21: Part of youth national setups; not a regular senior international for Spain.

Playing style:

• Traditional goalkeeper with good shot-stopping and positional sense.
• Known for reliability as a backup and professionalism in the dressing room.

Notable later events:

• Moved to Leeds United in 2019 and played in the Championship and the Premier League during his spell there.
• Returned to Spain with Elche in 2022.

Sources: Club records and public player profiles (summarized).