Yuma (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Monsálvez Carazo | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rayo OKC | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2004 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Rayo B | ||
| 2005–2011 | Rayo Vallecano | 62 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Salamanca | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Ontinyent | 27 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Puerta Bonita | 29 | (0) |
| 2016– | Rayo OKC | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2016 | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Javier Monsálvez Carazo (born 8 October 1985), commonly known as Yuma, is a Spanish footballer who plays for American club Rayo OKC as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Madrid, Yuma finished his graduation with local Rayo Vallecano, making his senior debuts with the reserves in 2004–05, in Tercera División. In the same season, he also appeared with the main squad in Segunda División B and, in the 2005 summer, he was loaned to CF Fuenlabrada also in the third level.[1]
Yuma returned to Rayo in 2006, but struggled to appear regularly for the side, only contributing with 20 starts in two years combined and being promoted in the second). On 3 September 2008, he made his professional debut, playing 55 minutes in a 1–3 away success against SD Huesca for the season's Copa del Rey. His Segunda División debut came ten days later, in a 2–1 home win over Deportivo Alavés.[2]
After appearing sparingly in the following two seasons (being restricted due to injuries), Yuma left the Franjirrojos in June 2011.[1] He signed with UD Salamanca shortly after, returning to the third division.[3]
Yuma continued to appear in the third level in the following years, representing Ontinyent CF[4] and CD Puerta Bonita.[5] On 24 March 2016, the 30-year-old moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a contract with North American Soccer League club Rayo OKC.[6]
References
- ^ a b Es la hora de partir para Yuma (Time to leave for Yuma); Rayo Herald, 9 June 2011 Template:Es icon
- ^ Vallecas tiene pinta de convertirse en un feudo inexpugnable (It looks like Vallecas it will be an impregnable stronghold); Marca, 13 September 2008 Template:Es icon
- ^ La UDS anuncia el fichaje de Yuma (UDS announces Yuma's signing) Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine; Salamanca 24 Horas, 2 August 2011 Template:Es icon
- ^ Yuma ficha por el Ontinyent CF (Yuma signs for Ontinyent CF); El Adelanto, 13 September 2012 Template:Es icon
- ^ Yuma, nuevo ‘bombazo’ del Puerta Bonita (Yuma, new 'bomb' of Puerta Bonita); El Gol de Madriz, 7 August 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ Rayo OKC confirms signing of Spanish midfielder Yuma; Rayo OKC, 24 March 2016
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Madrid
- Spanish footballers
- Madrilenian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Rayo Vallecano footballers
- CF Fuenlabrada footballers
- UD Salamanca players
- Ontinyent CF players
- North American Soccer League players
- Rayo OKC players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States