Javier Espinosa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Javier Espinosa González | ||
Date of birth | 19 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Talavera de la Reina, Spain | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Twente | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Barcelona B | 101 | (14) |
2014–2016 | Villarreal | 6 | (1) |
2015 | → Almería (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Elche (loan) | 38 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Levante | 27 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Granada (loan) | 27 | (2) |
2018– | Twente | 52 | (5) |
International career | |||
2009 | Spain U17 | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2020 |
Javier Espinosa González (born 19 September 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Dutch club FC Twente as a central midfielder.[1]
Club career
Barcelona B
Born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Espinosa moved to FC Barcelona's youth system, La Masia, at the age of 13.[2] On 1 May 2010, whilst still a junior, he made his senior debut with the B-team, playing the second half in a 2–1 home win against Valencia CF Mestalla for the Segunda División B championship; on 26 February of the following year, after replacing fellow youth graduate Albert Dalmau, he contributed with one goal to a 6–4 Segunda División away victory over CD Numancia.[3]
Espinosa became a regular fixture under new manager Eusebio Sacristán. He scored five times in 27 games in the 2012–13 season, again spent in the second level, and continued to appear regularly in the following campaign, netting a career-best seven goals as Barça B finished third.[4]
Villarreal
On 11 July 2014, Espinosa signed a three-year deal with Villarreal CF.[5] He made his debut in La Liga on 31 August, replacing Cani in the 70th minute of a 0–1 loss against former club Barcelona.[6]
Espinosa scored his first goal in the top level on 21 September, netting his team's first in a 4–2 home win against Rayo Vallecano.[7] On 9 January 2015 he was loaned to fellow league side UD Almería, until June.[8]
On 28 August 2015, Espinosa joined Elche CF in the second division, in a season-long loan deal.[9]
Levante
On 19 July 2016, after cutting ties with Villarreal, Espinosa signed a two-year contract with Levante UD, recently relegated to the second tier.[10] After helping achieve promotion at the first attempt, he extended his link until 2019 and was immediately loaned to Granada CF for one year.[11]
On 30 August 2018, Espinosa terminated his contract with the Valencian club.[12]
Twente
On 31 August 2018, Espinosa moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for FC Twente.[13] He made his debut in the Dutch Eerste Divisie on 8 September, starting in a 1–2 home loss against TOP Oss.[14]
Club statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other [17] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona B | 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
2010–11 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||||
2011–12 | 32 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | ||||||
2012–13 | 27 | 5 | — | 27 | 5 | ||||||
2013–14 | 37 | 7 | — | 37 | 7 | ||||||
Total | 101 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 14 | |
Villarreal | 2014–15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 15 | 3 | |
Almería | 2014–15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
Elche | 2015–16 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
Career totals | 160 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 18 |
Honours
Club
Levante
Twente
International
Spain U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third place 2009
References
- ^ "Se reactiva el fichaje de Javier Espinosa" [Javier Espinosa signing again in the news] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Javi Espinosa: otro Iniesta se cuece en La Masía (Javi Espinosa: another Iniesta being cooked in La Masía) Archived 10 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Sport, 22 March 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Festival de goles en Soria (Goal festival in Soria); Diario AS, 26 February 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Todos los goles del Barça B 2013–14" [All 2013–14 Barça B goals] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ El Villarreal CF ficha a Javier Espinosa (Villarreal CF sign Javier Espinosa) Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine; Villarreal CF, 11 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Sandro Ramirez strikes to give Barcelona victory over Villarreal; ESPN FC, 31 August 2014
- ^ El Villarreal llega a tiempo (Villarreal arrive on time); Marca, 21 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Almería cierra el fichaje del centrocampista Espinosa, un jugador de calidad y talento (Almería complete the signing of midfielder Espinosa, a player of quality and talent) Archived 9 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine; UD Almería, 9 January 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Espinosa jugará cedido en el Elche CF (Espinosa will play on loan at Elche CF)[permanent dead link]; Villarreal CF, 28 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Levante UD llega a un acuerdo con Javier Espinosa para su incorporación para las dos próximas temporadas (Levante UD reach an agreement with Javier Espinosa for his signing for the following two seasons); Levante UD, 19 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Comunicado | Espinosa se suma al Granada CF (Announcement | Espinosa adds to Granada CF); Granada CF, 7 August 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Espinosa se desvincula del Levante" [Espinosa cuts ties with Levante] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ Sancho, Luis; Casero, Javier (31 August 2018). "Espinosa ya es jugador del Twente" [Espinosa is already a Twente player] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Van Nassau, Johan (8 September 2018). "Matig spelend FC Twente onderuit tegen TOP Oss: 1–2" [Subpar FC Twente downed by TOP Oss: 1–2] (in Dutch). Twente Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Javier Espinosa". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ Javier Espinosa at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
External links
- Javier Espinosa at BDFutbol
- Javier Espinosa at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Javier Espinosa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Talavera de la Reina
- Spanish footballers
- Castilian-Manchegan footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- FC Barcelona B players
- Villarreal CF players
- UD Almería players
- Elche CF players
- Levante UD footballers
- Granada CF footballers
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- FC Twente players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands