Francis Solar

Francis Solar
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Javier Solar González
Date of birth	14 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Marbella
Youth career
	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	Málaga B
2004–2006	Valencia B
2006–2007	Eldense
2007–2008	Juventud Barrio Cristo
2008–2009	Ontinyent
2009–2010	Juventud Barrio Cristo
2010–2014	Olímpic Xàtiva
2014–2015	Reus
2015–	Marbella
International career
2001	Spain U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2015

Francisco "Francis" Javier Solar González (born 14 September 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Marbella FC as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Francis finished his graduation with local Málaga CF, and made his senior debuts with the B-team on 30 August 2003, in a 2–3 away loss against UD Almería in the Segunda División championship.^[1] He played in Segunda División B but also in Tercera División in the following years, representing Valencia CF Mestalla, CD Eldense, UD Juventud Barrio del Cristo (two stints), Ontinyent CF and CD Olímpic de Xàtiva;^[2] with the latter he achieved promotion from the fourth level in 2011, appearing in 27 matches.

On 22 June 2014, after four full seasons as an undisputed starter, Francis moved to fellow third division side CF Reus Deportiu.^[3] On 16 January of the following year, after being a backup to Édgar Badía, he joined Marbella FC in the same level.^[4]

References

^ Almería 3–2 Málaga B; RFEF, 30 August 2003 (in Spanish)
^ Seligrat ya es entrenador del CD Olímpic (Seligrat is already manager of CD Olímpic) Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine; Safor Guia, 14 June 2010 (in Spanish)
^ El CF Reus ata a Francis (CF Reus signs Francis); Diari de Tarragona, 22 June 2014 (in Spanish)
^ El Marbella FC ficha el portero Francis Solar y al mediocentro Villar (Marbella FC signs goalkeeper Francis Solar and central midfielder Villar); Marbella 24 Horas, 16 January 2015 (in Spanish)

External links

Francis Solar at BDFutbol
Futbolme profile (in Spanish)
Francis Solar at Soccerway

[1] Almería 3–2 Málaga B; RFEF, 30 August 2003 (in Spanish)

[2] Seligrat ya es entrenador del CD Olímpic (Seligrat is already manager of CD Olímpic) Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine; Safor Guia, 14 June 2010 (in Spanish)

[3] El CF Reus ata a Francis (CF Reus signs Francis); Diari de Tarragona, 22 June 2014 (in Spanish)

[4] El Marbella FC ficha el portero Francis Solar y al mediocentro Villar (Marbella FC signs goalkeeper Francis Solar and central midfielder Villar); Marbella 24 Horas, 16 January 2015 (in Spanish)

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