Javi López (footballer, born 1988)

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Javi López

| image =

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| fullname = Francisco Javier López Díaz

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Málaga, Spain

| height = {{convert|1.78|m|abbr=on}}

| position = Winger

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs1 = Málaga

| years1 = 2007–2009 | clubs1 = Málaga B |caps1 = 84 | goals1 = 20

| years2 = 2009–2012 | clubs2 = Málaga | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = → Ponferradina (loan) | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = → Jaén (loan) | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2012−2013 | clubs5 = Getafe B | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2013−2015 | clubs6 = Guadalajara | caps6 = 67 | goals6 = 14

| years7 = 2015−2016 | clubs7 = Murcia | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2016−2017 | clubs8 = Lorca | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2017−2018 | clubs9 = Lleida Esportiu | caps9 = 44 | goals9 = 6

| years10 = 2018−2020 | clubs10 = Pontevedra | caps10 = 15 | goals10 = 3

| years11 = 2020−2024 | clubs11 = Juventud Torremolinos | caps11 = 105 | goals11 = 15

| club-update = 12 May 2024

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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,[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)]; Málaga CF, 16 February 2010 (in Spanish) 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.[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275725?cc=5739 Lopez rescues point for Malaga] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026135646/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275725?cc=5739|date=26 October 2012}}; ESPN Soccernet, 7 November 2009[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")]; Marca, 8 November 2009 (in Spanish)

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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121026135651/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275774?cc=5739 Atletico suffer Malaga loss]; ESPN Soccernet, 31 January 2010 For the 2010–11 season, however, he was loaned to SD Ponferradina, recently returned to the Segunda División, alongside teammate Toribio.[http://www.malagacf.com/noticia/javi-lopez-cedido-a-la-ponferradina Javi López, cedido a la Ponferradina (Javi López, loaned to Ponferradina)]; Málaga CF, 16 July 2010 (in Spanish) He scored his first goal on 11 September, but this happened in a 1–5 home loss to Villarreal CF B.[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)]; Marca, 11 September 2010 (in Spanish)

López was again loaned the following summer, this time to Real Jaén of Segunda División B.[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)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427225321/http://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/malagacf/2011/07/08/javi-lopez-jugara-cedido-real-jaen/435515.html|date=27 April 2016}}; La Opinión de Málaga, 8 July 2011 (in Spanish) He made his official debut on 18 September 2011 in the 2−0 home defeat of CD Puertollano,[https://www.diariodecadiz.es/deportes/Vapuleo-Jaen-Puertollano-desconocido_0_516548570.html Vapuleo del Jaén a un Puertollano desconocido (Jaén steamroll unknown Puertollano)]; Diario de Cádiz, 19 September 2011 (in Spanish) and scored his first goal on 12 February of the following year in a 1−1 draw against the same opponents.[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)]; Diario de Cádiz, 13 February 2012 (in Spanish)

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.[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)]; La Opinión de Málaga, 6 June 2012 (in Spanish) 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.[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")]; La Verdad, 26 August 2015 (in Spanish)[https://www.farodevigo.es/deportes/pontevedra/2018/12/19/pontevedra-busca-refuerzos/2019394.html El Pontevedra busca dos refuerzos (Pontevedra looking to sign two)]; Faro de Vigo, 19 December 2018 (in Spanish)