Javi López (footballer, born 1988)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Javier López Díaz | ||
Date of birth | 20 April 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pontevedra | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Málaga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Málaga B | 84 | (20) |
2009–2012 | Málaga | 11 | (2) |
2010–2011 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2011–2012 | → Jaén (loan) | 24 | (2) |
2012−2013 | Getafe B | 27 | (5) |
2013−2015 | Guadalajara | 67 | (14) |
2015−2016 | Murcia | 25 | (0) |
2016−2017 | Lorca | 9 | (0) |
2017−2018 | Lleida Esportiu | 44 | (6) |
2018− | Pontevedra | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2018 |
Francisco Javier 'Javi' López Díaz (born 20 April 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Pontevedra CF as a midfielder.
Football career
López was born in Málaga, Andalusia. As a product of hometown Málaga CF's youth ranks,[1] he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 7 November 2009, scoring in a 2–2 away draw against CD Tenerife; another player promoted from the reserves, Daniel Toribio, also made his first appearance in that game.[2][3]
Firmly established in the side's starting XI, López netted his second goal on 31 January 2010 in a 2–0 triumph at Atlético Madrid.[4] For the 2010–11 season, however, he was loaned to SD Ponferradina, freshly returned to the second division, alongside teammate Toribio;[5] on 11 September he scored his first goal, but this happened in a 1–5 home loss against Villarreal CF B.
López was again loaned the following summer, this time to Real Jaén in the third level.[6] He made his official debut on 18 September 2011 in a 2−0 home win against CD Puertollano, and netted his first goal on 12 February of the following year in a 1−1 draw against the same opponents.[7]
On 6 June 2012, López was told that his contract would not be renewed by Málaga, and he would be free to start looking for a new club.[8] The following month, he signed with Getafe CF's reserves in division three.
References
- ^ Manu, Iván, Toribio y Javi López, con la Sub-21 española (Manu, Iván, Toribio and Javi López, with the Spanish under-21s); Málaga CF, 16 February 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Lopez rescues point for Malaga; ESPN Soccernet, 7 November 2009
- ^ Javi López: "Debutar en Primera con un gol es un sueño" (Javi López: "To make Primera debut and score is a dream"); Marca, 8 November 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Atletico suffer Malaga loss; ESPN Soccernet, 31 January 2010
- ^ Javi López, cedido a la Ponferradina (Javi López, loaned to Ponferradina); Málaga CF, 16 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi López jugará cedido en el Real Jaén (Javi López will play on loan at Real Jaén); La Opinión de Málaga, 8 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Puertollano y Jaén firman un justo empate (Puertollano and Jaén sign fair draw); Diario de Cádiz, 13 February 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi López: Veo lógico que el Málaga me de la baja (Javi López: I find it logical that Málaga let me go); La Opinión de Málaga, 6 June 2012 (in Spanish)
External links
- Javi López at BDFutbol
- Javi López at Soccerway
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Málaga
- Spanish footballers
- Andalusian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Atlético Malagueño players
- Málaga CF players
- SD Ponferradina players
- Real Jaén footballers
- Getafe CF B players
- CD Guadalajara (Spain) footballers
- Real Murcia players
- Lorca FC players
- Lleida Esportiu footballers