Javi Flores
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Flores Santacruz | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elche | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Córdoba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Córdoba B | ? | (4) |
| 2005–2011 | Córdoba | 145 | (12) |
| 2011–2012 | Getafe B | 32 | (10) |
| 2012–2014 | Elche | 4 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Murcia | 30 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Hércules | 41 | (7) |
| 2017– | Elche | 32 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2018 | |||
Javier 'Javi' Flores Santacruz (born 9 February 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Elche CF as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Flores finished his youth career with Córdoba CF, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2004–05 season. He was promoted to the main squad in the following year, and achieved promotion to Segunda División in 2007.
Flores missed most of the 2007–08 campaign due to injury, and only played his first game as a professional on 16 March 2008, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against UD Salamanca.[1] In the following years he featured regularly, being released in July 2011.
On 1 September 2011, Flores joined Segunda División B club Getafe CF B.[2] After scoring a career-best ten goals in his first and only season, he moved to Elche CF in the second level.[3]
On 5 August 2012, during a friendly match with AD Alcorcón, Flores suffered a knee injury[4] which kept him sidelined until April of the following year.[5] He made his La Liga debut on the last day of 2013–14, featuring 73 minutes in a 1–3 away loss to Sevilla FC.[6]
On 4 June 2014, Flores terminated his contract with the Valencians[7] and moved to Real Murcia in the third division on 2 September.[8]
References
- ^ Los reyes del empate cumplen con los pronósticos (Draw kings make prognosis good); Marca, 16 March 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi Flores firma por el Getafe B (Javi Flores signs for Getafe B); Minuto 90, 1 September 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi Flores ficha por el Elche (Javi Torres signs for Elche); Marca, 30 June 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi Flores ensombrece el test con su grave lesión (Javi Flores darkens test with his serious injury); Diario AS, 5 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi Flores vuelve a sentirse futbolista (Javi Flores feels a footballer again); Marca, 29 April 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Sevilla no entiende de resacas (Hangovers have nothing on Sevilla); Marca, 18 May 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi Flores se desvincula del Elche (Javi Flores cuts ties with Elche) Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Elche CF, 4 June 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Real Murcia ficha a Javi Flores (Real Murcia sign Javi Flores); Mundo Deportivo, 2 September 2014 (in Spanish)
External links
- Javi Flores at BDFutbol
- Javi Flores at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Javi Flores at Soccerway
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Córdoba, Andalusia
- Spanish footballers
- Andalusian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Córdoba CF B players
- Córdoba CF footballers
- Getafe CF B players
- Elche CF players
- Real Murcia players
- Hércules CF players