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Javi Martínez (footballer, born 1 July 1988)

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Javi Martínez
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Martínez Rodríguez
Date of birth (1988-07-01) 1 July 1988 (age 36)
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.

Club career

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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.

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