Javi López (footballer, born 1988)

For other people with the same name, see Javi López.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
Javi López
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier López Díaz
Date of birth (1988-04-20) 20 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
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)
2018−2020 Pontevedra 15 (3)
2020−2024 Juventud Torremolinos 105 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Francisco Javier 'Javi' López Díaz (born 20 April 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right winger.

Club 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 victory at Atlético Madrid.[4] For the 2010–11 season, however, he was loaned to SD Ponferradina, recently returned to the Segunda División, alongside teammate Toribio.[5] He scored his first goal on 11 September, but this happened in a 1–5 home loss to Villarreal CF B.[6]

López was again loaned the following summer, this time to Real Jaén of Segunda División B.[7] He made his official debut on 18 September 2011 in the 2−0 home defeat of CD Puertollano,[8] and scored his first goal on 12 February of the following year in a 1−1 draw against the same opponents.[9]

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.[10] The following month, he signed with Getafe CF's reserves in division three; he continued competing in that tier the following years, representing a host of teams.[11][12]

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 Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine; 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. ^ El Villarreal B destroza a base de goles El Toralín (Villarreal B destroy El Toralín in the form of goals); Marca, 11 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Javi López jugará cedido en el Real Jaén (Javi López will play on loan at Real Jaén) Archived 27 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine; La Opinión de Málaga, 8 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Vapuleo del Jaén a un Puertollano desconocido (Jaén steamroll unknown Puertollano); Diario de Cádiz, 19 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Puertollano y Jaén firman un justo empate (Puertollano and Jaén sign fair draw); Diario de Cádiz, 13 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ «Si estoy en Segunda B después de debutar en Primera es porque algo he hecho mal» ("I have done something wrong if I am in Segunda B after making debut in Primera"); La Verdad, 26 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ El Pontevedra busca dos refuerzos (Pontevedra looking to sign two); Faro de Vigo, 19 December 2018 (in Spanish)