Javi López
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier López Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Osuna, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Full back / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Betis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Betis C | 15 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Betis B | 38 | (4) |
| 2007–2010 | Espanyol B | 44 | (1) |
| 2009– | Espanyol | 198 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. | |||
Javier 'Javi' López Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjer ˈlopeθ]; born 21 January 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a full back or central midfielder.
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] He scored his first goal as a professional on 18 September 2011, but in a 1–2 away loss to Real Zaragoza where he was also sent off for two bookable offences, one of them resulting in a penalty.[4]
References
- ↑ "La pasión de sus aficiones es el nexo entre Espanyol y Betis" [The passion of their fans is the link between Espanyol and Betis] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ Drab draw for Villarreal; ESPN Soccernet, 4 October 2009
- ↑ "Mi polivalencia me da vida: quiero ser clave" ("My versatility is my bread and butter: i want to play a big part"); Diario AS, 31 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Luis García se crece ante el Espanyol" [Luis Garcia gets all over Espanyol] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
External links
- Espanyol official profile
- Javi López at BDFutbol
- Javi López at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Javi López at Soccerway