Javier Espinosa
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Espinosa in action for Elche in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Javier Espinosa González | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Talavera de la Reina, Spain | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Elche (on loan from Villarreal) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Barcelona B | 101 | (14) |
| 2014– | Villarreal | 6 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Almería (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2015– | → Elche (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Spain U17 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 4 April 2016 (UTC) | |||
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Javier Espinosa González (born 19 September 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Elche CF on loan from Villarreal CF as a central midfielder.
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Club career
Barcelona B
Born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Espinosa moved to FC Barcelona's youth system, La Masia, at the age of 13.[1] On 1 May 2010, whilst still a junior, he made his senior debuts with the B-team, playing the second half in a 2–1 home win against Valencia CF Mestalla for the Segunda División B championship; on 26 February of the following year, after replacing fellow youth graduate Albert Dalmau, he contributed with one goal to a 6–4 Segunda División away success over CD Numancia.[2]
Espinosa became a regular fixture under new manager Eusebio Sacristán. He scored five goals in 27 games in the 2012–13 season, again spent in the second level, and continued to appear regularly in the following campaign, netting a career-best seven goals as Barça B finished third.[3]
Villarreal
On 11 July 2014, Espinosa signed a three-year deal with Villarreal CF.[4] He made his debut in La Liga on 31 August, replacing Cani in the 70th minute of a 0–1 loss against former club Barcelona.
Espinosa scored his first goal in the top level on 21 September, netting his team's first in a 4–2 home win against Rayo Vallecano. On 9 January 2015 he was loaned to fellow league side UD Almería, until June.[5]
On 28 August 2015, Espinosa joined Elche CF in the second division, in a season-long loan deal.[6]
Honours
- Spain U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third place 2009
Club statistics
- As of 22 March 2015[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other [8] | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 32 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 5 | — | 27 | 5 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 37 | 7 | — | 37 | 7 | ||||||
| Total | 101 | 14 | — | 101 | 14 | ||||||
| Villarreal | 2014–15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 15 | 3 | |
| Almería | 2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career totals | 113 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 123 | 17 | ||
References
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- FC Barcelona official profile
- Javier Espinosa profile at BDFutbol
- Javier Espinosa profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Javier Espinosa – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Javi Espinosa: otro Iniesta se cuece en La Masía (Javi Espinosa: another Iniesta being cooked in La Masía); Sport, 22 March 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Festival de goles en Soria (Goal festival in Soria); Diario AS, 26 February 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ El Villarreal CF ficha a Javier Espinosa (Villarreal CF signs Javier Espinosa); Villarreal CF, 11 July 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Almería cierra el fichaje del centrocampista Espinosa, un jugador de calidad y talento (Almería completes the signing of central midfielder Espinosa, a player of quality and talent); UD Almería, 9 January 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Espinosa jugará cedido en el Elche CF (Espinosa will play on loan at Elche CF); Villarreal CF, 28 August 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
- Pages with reference errors
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Talavera de la Reina
- Spanish footballers
- Castilian-Manchegan footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- FC Barcelona B players
- Villarreal CF players
- UD Almería players
- Elche CF footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
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