Javi Díaz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Javi Díaz
Personal information
Full name Javier Díaz Sánchez[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Mairena del Aljarafe, Spain[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Inter Club d'Escaldes
Number 13
Youth career
Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Sevilla C 36 (0)
2018–2022 Sevilla B 44 (0)
2019–2022 Sevilla 2 (0)
2022–2024 Tenerife 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Fuenlabrada (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Inter Club d'Escaldes 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

Javier "Javi" Díaz Sánchez (born 15 May 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Inter Club d'Escaldes.

Club career

Sevilla

Born in Mairena del Aljarafe, Province of Seville, Andalusia, Díaz represented Sevilla FC as a youth. He made his senior debut with the C side on 3 April 2016, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División away loss against CD Cabecense.[2]

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Díaz was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B. He played his first match in La Liga with the first team on 31 March 2019, starting in a 0–1 home defeat to Valencia CF as starter Tomáš Vaclík was injured and backup Juan Soriano suspended.[3][4]

Tenerife

On 7 July 2022, Díaz signed a three-year contract with Segunda División club CD Tenerife.[5] On 28 July of the following year, after being only a backup to Soriano, he was loaned to Primera Federación side CF Fuenlabrada for one year.[6]

On 16 July 2024, after featuring in just one league match for Fuenla, Díaz terminated his link with Tenerife.[7]

Career statistics

As of 31 March 2019[8]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sevilla 2018–19 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Javi Díaz". Sevilla FC. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ "1–0: La falta de acierto condena al Sevilla C en Las Cabezas" [1–0: The lack of aim condemns Sevilla C in Las Cabezas] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ^ Díaz, Juan Carlos; Quaile, Kieran (31 March 2019). "Valencia edge closer to Champions League spot". Marca. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Sevilla fall to Valencia". Sevilla FC. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Javi Díaz, segunda incorporación del CD Tenerife 22/23" [Javi Díaz, second addition of CD Tenerife 22/23] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Javi Díaz jugará cedido en el CF Fuenlabrada" [Javi Díaz will play on loan at CF Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Javi Díaz concluye su etapa en el CD Tenerife" [Javi Díaz ends his spell at CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. ^ Javi Díaz at Soccerway