Javi López

Javi López
Personal information
Full name Javier López Rodríguez
Date of birth (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986
Place of birth Osuna, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Full back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 16
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Betis C 15 (1)
2005–2007 Betis B 38 (4)
2007–2010 Espanyol B 44 (1)
2009– Espanyol 179 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Javier 'Javi' López Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjer ˈlopeθ]; born 21 January 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a full back or central midfielder.

Football career

Born in Osuna, Seville, Andalusia, and a product of Real Betis' youth ranks, López signed with RCD Espanyol in 2007.[1] On 4 October 2009 he made his debut for the first team of the latter, in a La Liga game against Villarreal CF, taking the pitch with less than ten minutes to go as the ten-man side eventually held off the hosts to a 0–0 draw;[2] the vast majority of his first season was spent, however, with the B-side, which suffered relegation from the third division.

López was definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2010–11 campaign, being used by manager Mauricio Pochettino in various midfield and defender positions.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "La pasión de sus aficiones es el nexo entre Espanyol y Betis" [The passion of their fans is the link between Espanyol and Betis] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Drab draw for Villarreal; ESPN Soccernet, 4 October 2009
  3. ↑ "Mi polivalencia me da vida: quiero ser clave" ("My versatility is my bread and butter: i want to play a big part"); Diario AS, 31 July 2011 (Spanish)
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