Francisco Javier López Díaz (footballer)

Javi López
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier López Díaz
Date of birth (1988-04-20) 20 April 1988
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pontevedra
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− Pontevedra
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2018

Francisco Javier 'Javi' López Díaz (born 20 April 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Pontevedra CF as a midfielder.

Football career

López 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 triumph at Atlético Madrid.[4] For the 2010–11 season, however, he was loaned to SD Ponferradina, freshly returned to the second division, alongside teammate Toribio;[5] on 11 September he scored his first goal, but this happened in a 1–5 home loss against Villarreal CF B.

López was again loaned the following summer, this time to Real Jaén in the third level.[6] He made his official debut on 18 September 2011 in a 2−0 home win against CD Puertollano, and netted his first goal on 12 February of the following year in a 1−1 draw against the same opponents.[7]

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.[8] The following month, he signed with Getafe CF's reserves in division three.

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ Lopez rescues point for Malaga; ESPN Soccernet, 7 November 2009
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ Atletico suffer Malaga loss; ESPN Soccernet, 31 January 2010
  5. ↑ Javi López, cedido a la Ponferradina (Javi López, loaned to Ponferradina); Málaga CF, 16 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Javi López jugará cedido en el Real Jaén (Javi López will play on loan at Real Jaén); La Opinión de Málaga, 8 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Puertollano y Jaén firman un justo empate (Puertollano and Jaén sign fair draw); Diario de Cádiz, 13 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ 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)
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