Javi López (footballer, born 1988) explained

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]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.malagacf.com/noticia/manu-ivan-toribio-y-javi-lopez-con-la-sub-21-espanola Manu, Iván, Toribio y Javi López, con la Sub-21 española (Manu, Iván, Toribio and Javi López, with the Spanish under-21s)
2. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275725?cc=5739 Lopez rescues point for Malaga
3. http://www.marca.com/2009/11/08/futbol/equipos/malaga/1257686071.html Javi López: "Debutar en Primera con un gol es un sueño" (Javi López: "To make Primera debut and score is a dream")
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026135651/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275774?cc=5739 Atletico suffer Malaga loss
5. http://www.malagacf.com/noticia/javi-lopez-cedido-a-la-ponferradina Javi López, cedido a la Ponferradina (Javi López, loaned to Ponferradina)
6. https://www.marca.com/2010/09/11/futbol/2adivision/1284228850.html El Villarreal B destroza a base de goles El Toralín (Villarreal B destroy El Toralín in the form of goals)
7. http://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/malagacf/2011/07/08/javi-lopez-jugara-cedido-real-jaen/435515.html Javi López jugará cedido en el Real Jaén (Javi López will play on loan at Real Jaén)
8. https://www.diariodecadiz.es/deportes/Vapuleo-Jaen-Puertollano-desconocido_0_516548570.html Vapuleo del Jaén a un Puertollano desconocido (Jaén steamroll unknown Puertollano)
9. http://www.diariodecadiz.es/article/deportes/1183445/puertollano/y/jaen/firman/justo/empate.html Puertollano y Jaén firman un justo empate (Puertollano and Jaén sign fair draw)
10. http://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/malagacf/2012/06/05/javi-lopez-veo-logico-malaga-baja/511018.html Javi López: Veo lógico que el Málaga me de la baja (Javi López: I find it logical that Málaga let me go)
11. https://realmurcia.laverdad.es/noticias/201508/26/estoy-segunda-despues-debutar-20150826004627-v.html «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")
12. https://www.farodevigo.es/deportes/pontevedra/2018/12/19/pontevedra-busca-refuerzos/2019394.html El Pontevedra busca dos refuerzos (Pontevedra looking to sign two)