Fali (footballer, born 1993)

For other people with the same nickname, see Fali.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Jarque.

Fali
Personal information
Full name Rafael Jiménez Jarque[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cádiz
Number 3
Youth career
Benimarc
2003–2009 Villarreal
2009–2010 Catarroja
2010–2012 Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Levante B 33 (1)
2013–2015 Huracán 66 (3)
2015–2019 Gimnàstic 49 (4)
2016–2018 → Barcelona B (loan) 72 (1)
2019 → Cádiz (loan) 4 (0)
2019– Cádiz 164 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:37, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Rafael Jiménez Jarque (born 12 August 1993), known as Fali, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Segunda División club Cádiz as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Levante and Huracán

Born in Valencia, Fali joined Levante UD's youth setup in 2010 at age 17, after starting out at Villarreal CF and Catarroja CF. He made his senior debut with their reserves, spending one season apiece in Segunda División B and Tercera División.[2]

Fali terminated his contract with the Valencians on 16 August 2013,[3] and signed with third-tier club Huracán Valencia CF just hours later.[4] In the 2014–15 campaign he appeared in 42 matches and scored three goals, as the team missed out on promotion in the play-offs.[5]

Gimnàstic

On 6 July 2015, Fali agreed to a two-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, newly promoted to Segunda División.[6] He played his first game as a professional on 30 August, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Sergio Tejera in a 2–1 away win against CD Tenerife.[7]

Fali scored his first goal in the second division on 19 December 2015, his team's second in a 3–1 home victory over Real Zaragoza.[8] On 7 January of the following year, he was loaned to FC Barcelona Atlètic until June.[9]

On 11 July 2016, Fali's loan was extended until 2018 with a buyout clause.[10] He returned to Nàstic in late January 2018.[11]

Cádiz

On 10 May 2019, Fali moved to fellow division two side Cádiz CF on loan until the end of the season, as a replacement to injured Aleksandar Pantić.[12] On 8 July, he signed a permanent three-year deal.[13]

Fali renewed his contract 10 February 2020, until 2024.[14] He scored once from 30 appearances that season, helping to a return to La Liga after 14 years.[15]

On 20 September 2020, Fali made his debut in the Spanish top flight, playing the second half of the 2–0 away defeat of SD Huesca.[16]

Personal life

Fali is from a gypsy community; he was married at age 16, and had a child at 17. He worked in a scrapyard.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Levante B 2012–13 Segunda División B 23 0 — 23 0
Huracán 2013–14 Segunda División B 24 0 1 0 25 0
2014–15 Segunda División B 42 3 — 42 3
Total 66 3 1 0 67 3
Gimnástic 2015–16 Segunda División 7 1 1 0 8 1
Barcelona B (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División B 16 0 — 16 0
2016–17 Segunda División B 36 1 — 36 1
2017–18 Segunda División 20 0 — 20 0
Total 72 1 0 0 72 1
Gimnástic 2017–18 Segunda División 14 0 — 14 0
2018–19 Segunda División 28 3 1 0 29 3
Total 49 4 2 0 51 4
Cádiz (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 4 0 — 4 0
Cádiz 2019–20 Segunda División 30 1 1 0 31 1
2020–21 La Liga 34 0 1 0 35 0
2021–22 La Liga 28 0 3 0 31 0
2022–23 La Liga 25 0 0 0 25 0
2023–24 La Liga 30 0 0 0 30 0
Total 147 1 5 0 152 1
Career total 361 9 8 0 369 9

References

  1. ^ a b c "Fali". Diario AS. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b West, Andy (26 November 2021). "Fali: One of Spain's most unique footballers hoping to help Cadiz survive". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Fali se desvincula del Levante UD B" [Fali cuts ties with Levante UD B] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Huracán CF ficha a Fali" [Huracán CF sign Fali] (in Spanish). Huracán Valencia. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Fali, fichado; Edu Oriol, en cartera" [Fali, signed; Edu Oriol, being studied]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Fali, nueva incorporación del Nàstic" [Fali, new addition of Nàstic] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Le vuelven a voltear un marcador" [They allow another comeback]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Un gran Nástic vuelve a la promoción de ascenso" [A great Nástic return to promotion zone]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  9. ^ Martínez, Ferran (7 January 2016). "'Fali', cedido al Barça B; Ondoa se marcha al Nàstic" ['Fali', loaned to Barça B; Ondoa goes to Nàstic]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Fali, dos temporadas más cedido al Barça B" [Fali, two more seasons loaned to Barça B]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 July 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Fali vuelve al Nàstic después de su cesión al FC Barcelona 'B'" [Fali returns to Nàstic after his loan to FC Barcelona 'B'] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Fali ocupará la ficha de Pantic" [Fali will take Pantic's place] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  13. ^ "El Cádiz ficha a Fali al pagar su cláusula al Nàstic" [Cádiz sign Fali after paying his clause to Nàstic]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  14. ^ Bejarano, Isabelo (10 February 2020). "Fali será cadista hasta 2024" [Fali will be a cadista until 2024]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  15. ^ Villadiego, Carlos (21 July 2020). "Las notas del curso en el Cádiz: el 1x1 de un ascenso histórico" [Campaign grades at Cádiz: 1x1 of an historic promotion] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Jornada 2 | Huesca 0–2 Cádiz | La eficacia del Cádiz decanta el duelo de recién ascendidos ante el Huesca" [Matchday 2 | Huesca 0–2 Cádiz | Cádiz efficiency decides clash of newly promoted against Huesca] (in Spanish). RTVE. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  17. ^ Fali at Soccerway

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