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Javier Muñoz (Spanish footballer)

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Javi Muñoz
Personal information
Full name Javier Muñoz Jiménez
Date of birth (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Parla, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Las Palmas
Number 5
Youth career
2001–2006 Parla Escuela
2006–2014 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Real Madrid C 8 (1)
2014–2018 Real Madrid B 93 (7)
2014 Real Madrid 0 (0)
2017–2018Lorca (loan) 35 (5)
2018–2021 Alavés 1 (0)
2018–2019Oviedo (loan) 27 (1)
2020Tenerife (loan) 13 (0)
2020–2021Mirandés (loan) 39 (1)
2021–2023 Eibar 75 (2)
2023– Las Palmas 37 (2)
International career
2014 Spain U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Javier Muñoz Jiménez (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ muˈɲoθ]; born 28 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for La Liga club Las Palmas.

Club career

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Born in Parla, Madrid, Muñoz joined Real Madrid's youth system in 2006, aged 11, after starting out at local side CP Parla Escuela.[1] He finished his youth training period in 2014, being immediately assigned to the C-team in Tercera División.

Muñoz was called up by the reserves in late September 2014, and made his debut for the side in a 3–0 home loss against SD Amorebieta in the Segunda División B.[2] On 1 December he was included in the main squad's 17-man list for a Copa del Rey match against UE Cornellà,[3] and played his first match as a professional on the following day, replacing James Rodríguez in the 63rd minute of the 5–0 home success (9–1 on aggregate).[4]

On 19 July 2017, Muñoz was loaned to Lorca FC, newly promoted to Segunda División, on a one-year deal.[5] Roughly one year later, he signed a three-year contract with Deportivo Alavés, being immediately loaned to Real Oviedo for one year.[6]

Muñoz returned to Alavés for the 2019–20 season, and made his La Liga debut on 21 December 2019, starting in a 4–1 away loss against FC Barcelona. The following 31 January, he moved to CD Tenerife in the second division, on loan until June.[7]

On 18 September 2020, Muñoz moved to CD Mirandés in the second tier, on loan for the 2020–21 campaign.[8] The following 1 July, he agreed to a permanent two-year deal with SD Eibar also in division two.[9]

On 16 June 2023, Muñoz signed a two-year contract with UD Las Palmas, newly-promoted to the top tier.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 March 2021[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid C 2014–15 Tercera División 7 1 7 1
Real Madrid B 2014–15 Segunda División B 28 2 28 2
2015–16 36 4 3[a] 0 39 4
2016–17 26 0 26 0
Total 90 6 0 0 3 0 93 6
Real Madrid 2014–15 La Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0
Lorca (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 35 5 1 0 36 5
Alavés 2019–20 La Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0
Oviedo (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 27 1 0 0 27 1
Tenerife (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 13 0 0 0 13 0
Mirandés (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 24 0 1 0 25 0
Career total 197 13 3 0 3 0 203 13
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ "Javier Muñoz debuta con el primer equipo" [Javier Muñoz debuts with the first team] (in Spanish). Bernabéu Digital. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ "0–3: Castilla lose to Amorebieta". Real Madrid's official website. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. ^ "The 17-man squad for the game against Cornellà". Real Madrid's official website. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Real Madrid 5–0 Cornellá". BBC Sport. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Javi Muñoz y Peña se unen al Lorca FC" [Javi Muñoz and Peña join Lorca FC] (in Spanish). Lorca FC. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Javi Muñoz llega al Deportivo Alavés" [Javi Muñoz arrives at Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Javi Muñoz jugará cedido en el CD Tenerife" [Javi Muñoz will play on loan at CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Javi Muñoz, cedido al CD Mirandés" [Javi Muñoz, loaned to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Javi Muñoz, nuevo jugador armero hasta 2023" [Javi Muñoz, new armero player until 2023] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Javi Muñoz, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" [Javi Muñoz, new UD Las Palmas player] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  11. ^ Javier Muñoz at BDFutbol
  12. ^ Javier Muñoz at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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