Francisco Javier 'Javi' López Díaz (born 20 April 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Javier López Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Málaga B | 84 | (20) |
| 2009–2012 | Málaga | 11 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Jaén (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2012−2013 | Getafe B | 27 | (5) |
| 2013−2015 | Guadalajara | 67 | (14) |
| 2015−2016 | Murcia | 25 | (0) |
| 2016−2017 | Lorca | 9 | (0) |
| 2017−2018 | Lleida Esportiu | 44 | (6) |
| 2018−2020 | Pontevedra | 15 | (3) |
| 2020−2024 | Juventud Torremolinos | 105 | (15) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editLópez was born in Málaga, Andalusia. As a product of hometown Málaga CF's youth ranks,[1] he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 7 November 2009, scoring in a 2–2 away draw against CD Tenerife; another player promoted from the reserves, Daniel Toribio, also made his first appearance in that game.[2][3]
Firmly established in the side's starting XI, López netted his second goal on 31 January 2010 in a 2–0 victory at Atlético Madrid.[4] For the 2010–11 season, however, he was loaned to SD Ponferradina, recently returned to the Segunda División, alongside teammate Toribio.[5] He scored his first goal on 11 September, but this happened in a 1–5 home loss to Villarreal CF B.[6]
López was again loaned the following summer, this time to Real Jaén of Segunda División B.[7] He made his official debut on 18 September 2011 in the 2−0 home defeat of CD Puertollano,[8] and scored his first goal on 12 February of the following year in a 1−1 draw against the same opponents.[9]
On 6 June 2012, López was told that his contract would not be renewed by Málaga, and he would be free to start looking for a new club.[10] The following month, he signed with Getafe CF's reserves in division three; he continued competing in that tier the following years, representing a host of teams.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ Manu, Iván, Toribio y Javi López, con la Sub-21 española (Manu, Iván, Toribio and Javi López, with the Spanish under-21s); Málaga CF, 16 February 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Lopez rescues point for Malaga Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 7 November 2009
- ^ Javi López: "Debutar en Primera con un gol es un sueño" (Javi López: "To make Primera debut and score is a dream"); Marca, 8 November 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Atletico suffer Malaga loss; ESPN Soccernet, 31 January 2010
- ^ Javi López, cedido a la Ponferradina (Javi López, loaned to Ponferradina); Málaga CF, 16 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Villarreal B destroza a base de goles El Toralín (Villarreal B destroy El Toralín in the form of goals); Marca, 11 September 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi López jugará cedido en el Real Jaén (Javi López will play on loan at Real Jaén) Archived 27 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine; La Opinión de Málaga, 8 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Vapuleo del Jaén a un Puertollano desconocido (Jaén steamroll unknown Puertollano); Diario de Cádiz, 19 September 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Puertollano y Jaén firman un justo empate (Puertollano and Jaén sign fair draw); Diario de Cádiz, 13 February 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Javi López: Veo lógico que el Málaga me de la baja (Javi López: I find it logical that Málaga let me go); La Opinión de Málaga, 6 June 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ «Si estoy en Segunda B después de debutar en Primera es porque algo he hecho mal» ("I have done something wrong if I am in Segunda B after making debut in Primera"); La Verdad, 26 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Pontevedra busca dos refuerzos (Pontevedra looking to sign two); Faro de Vigo, 19 December 2018 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Javi López at BDFutbol
- Javi López at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Javi López at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Javi López at Soccerway