Javi López (footballer, born 1986)

Javi López
Personal information
Full name	Javier López Rodríguez
Date of birth	21 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Osuna, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder / Full back
Team information
Current team	Espanyol
Number	16
Youth career
	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2006	Betis C
2005–2007	Betis B
2007–2010	Espanyol B
2009–	Espanyol
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2016

Template:Spanish name Javier 'Javi' López Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjer ˈlopeθ]; born 21 January 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a central midfielder or full back.

Football career

Born in Osuna, Seville, Andalusia, and a product of Real Betis' youth ranks, López signed with RCD Espanyol in 2007.^[1] On 4 October 2009 he made his debut for the first team of the latter, in a La Liga game against Villarreal CF, taking the pitch with less than ten minutes to go as the ten-man side eventually held off the hosts to a 0–0 draw;^[2] the vast majority of his first season was spent, however, with the B-side, which suffered relegation from the third division.

López was definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2010–11 campaign, being used by manager Mauricio Pochettino in various midfield and defender positions.^[3]