Javi Castellano
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Javier Castellano Betancor | ||
Date of birth | 2 November 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Las Palmas | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Las Palmas B | 28 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Mallorca B | 14 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Cultural Leonesa (loan) | 36 | (1) |
2009 | → Albacete (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Real Unión (loan) | 35 | (2) |
2011–2021 | Las Palmas | 223 | (0) |
2021–2022 | UD Logroñés | 30 | (1) |
2023 | Atlético Paso | 15 | (0) |
2023–2024 | SD Logroñés | 32 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 10 September 2024 (UTC) |
Javier 'Javi' Castellano Betancor (born 2 November 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Castellano graduated from UD Las Palmas' youth setup, and made his senior debut with the reserves in 2006, in the Tercera División. On 2 January 2008 he appeared in his first game as a professional, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against Villarreal CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[1]
On 31 January 2008, Castellano moved to another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B also in the fourth division.[2] On 14 August, he was loaned to Segunda División B club Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in a season-long deal.[3]
After another loan stints at Albacete Balompié[4] and Real Unión,[5] Castellano cut ties with the Balearic Islands side in June 2011. Late in the month, he returned to his first club Las Palmas after signing a three-year contract.[6]
Castellano played 43 games in the 2014–15 campaign – playoffs included – helping to a return to La Liga after 13 years. He made his debut in the competition on 22 August 2015, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[7] It was his only appearance of the campaign, due to a serious knee injury.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]Castellano's twin brother, Daniel, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented Las Palmas.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "El Villarreal suda para ganar a Las Palmas" [Villarreal sweat it to defeat Las Palmas]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 January 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "El Mallorca ficha a los gemelos Castellano de Las Palmas" [Mallorca sign the Castellano twins from Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Cultural Leonesa: llega cedido Javi Castellano" [Cultural Leonesa: Javi Castellano arrives on loan] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Castellano, nuevo refuerzo del Albacete" [Castellano, new addition of Albacete]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 August 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Acuerdo para la cesión de Javi Castellano" [Agreement for the loan of Javi Castellano] (in Spanish). Real Unión. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Javi y Dani Castellano ya son jugadores amarillos hasta el año 2014" [Javi and Dani Castellano are already amarillo players until 2014]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Malagón, Manuel (22 August 2015). "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lack something]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Grave lesión de Javi Castellano" [Serious Javi Castellano injury]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 August 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Javi Castellano: "Cuando estás lesionado sólo el caminar te cambia la vida"" [Javi Castellano: "When one is injured just being able to walk can be life-changing"] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Sánchez, Naré (3 February 2012). "Las Palmas presume de una pareja de gemelos" [Las Palmas boast of set of twins]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
External links
[edit]- Javi Castellano at BDFutbol
- Javi Castellano at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Javi Castellano at Soccerway
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Spanish twins
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Las Palmas
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda Federación players
- UD Las Palmas Atlético players
- RCD Mallorca B players
- Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players
- Albacete Balompié players
- Real Unión footballers
- UD Las Palmas players
- UD Logroñés players
- SD Logroñés players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen