Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Javier Martínez Rodríguez | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Sevilla | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2007–2009 | Sevilla C | 69 | (9) |
2009–2011 | Sevilla B | 53 | (8) |
2011–2012 | Huesca | 13 | (1) |
2012 | Zaragoza B | 15 | (2) |
2012 | Orihuela | 18 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Gimnàstic | 33 | (2) |
2015 | Hospitalet | 12 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Europa | 7 | (7) |
Total | 220 | (33) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francisco Javier 'Javi' Martínez Rodríguez (born 1 July 1988) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right midfielder.
Born in Seville, Andalusia, Martínez finished his youth career with local giants Sevilla FC. He made his senior debuts in 2007 with the C-team and, on 7 June 2009, played for Sevilla Atlético against SD Huesca in what was his first Segunda División appearance, featuring 90 minutes in the 0–3 away loss; [1] in the following two Segunda División B seasons he was a regular starter for B's, scoring five goals in the first.
On 30 June 2011, Martínez was released by Sevilla and signed a deal with Huesca on 16 July. [2] However, in the following transfer window, he cut ties with the latter club and joined Real Zaragoza B. [3]
In September 2012, Martínez signed with Orihuela CF in the third level. [4] He terminated his contract on 3 January of the following year, [5] moving to Gimnàstic de Tarragona five days later. [6]
On 30 December 2014, after struggling with injuries, Martínez was released. [7] He signed for fellow league team CE L'Hospitalet on 12 January 2015 [8] and, the ensuing summer, moved abroad for the first time at the age of 27, joining a host of compatriots at Europa FC from the Gibraltar Premier Division.
On 10 August 2016, Martínez announced his retirement at the age of 28.