Jorge Franco Alviz (born 29 October 1993), known as Burgui (), is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for Croatian club

HNK Šibenik Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik ( en, Croatian Football Club Šibenik), better known as HNK Šibenik or simply Šibenik (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Šibenik. It competes in the Croatian Football League, and plays the ...

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Burguillos del Cerro,

Province of Badajoz The province of Badajoz () is a province of western Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. It was formed in 1833. It is bordered by the provinces of Cáceres in the north, Toledo, Ciudad Real in the east, Córdoba in the s ...

Extremadura Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it ...

, Burgui joined hometown club CD Burguillos' youth setup in 2003, aged 10. In 2010 he moved to

CP Cacereño Club Polideportivo Cacereño is a Spanish football team based in Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1919, the club plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 5, and holds home games at ''Estadio Príncipe Felipe'', ...

, and signed with CD Diocesano the following year. After scoring 26 goals with the ''Juvenil'' squad, Burgui joined Real Madrid in March 2012, with the deal being made effective in June. He made his senior debut with the C team in the 2012–13 season, in Segunda División B. Burgui first appeared with the reserves on 2 June 2013, coming on as a substitute for Juanfran in the 68th minute of a 4–0 home win against

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Sant ...

in the Segunda División. For the following campaign, he was definitely promoted to the B side. On 21 September 2013, Burgui scored his first professional goal, but in a 1–2 home loss to

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at L ...

. On 11 May of the following year he appeared on the bench with the first team, remaining unused in a 2–0

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defeat at RC Celta de Vigo. On 3 July 2015, Burgui was loaned to

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in a

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-long deal. He made his debut in

on 22 August, replacing Álvaro González in a 1–0 home victory over Getafe CF, and scored his first goal for the club on 15 December by equalising in a 2–1 defeat of Levante UD also at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, in the second leg of the last 32 of the

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

(3–2 aggregate). Burgui's first league goal came on 27 February 2016, levelling again in a 4–2 win away to

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, ...

. On 11 July, he was loaned to precisely that opponent for one year.

Alavés

On 11 July 2017, after suffering relegation, Burgui signed a permanent four-year contract with fellow top-tier club

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded on 1 July 1920 as Sport Friends Club, it ...

. On 13 February 2020, he was loaned to

of the second division until the end of the season. Burgui was rarely played during his spell at

Mendizorrotza Stadium Mendizorrotza or Mendizorroza is a football stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Deportivo Alavés. History Opened on 27 April 1924, it is currently the third oldest football stadium in the Spanish Professional ...

, mainly due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Šibenik

Burgui moved abroad for the first time in February 2022, joining

of the

Croatian Football League The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, it was called Prva ...

until June 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgui 1993 births Living people People from Zafra-Río Bodión Sportspeople from the Province of Badajoz Spanish footballers Footballers from Extremadura Association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players CD Diocesano players Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Sporting de Gijón players Deportivo Alavés players Real Zaragoza players Croatian Football League players HNK Šibenik players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Croatia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Croatia