Apa | |
Fullname: | Javier Aparicio Gómez |
Birth Date: | 8 March 2000 |
Birth Place: | Palencia, Spain |
Height: | 1.80m |
Position: | Right back |
Currentclub: | Valladolid B |
Clubnumber: | 2 |
Youthclubs1: | CIA |
Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
Youthclubs2: | Valladolid |
Years1: | 2017– |
Caps1: | 57 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2018– |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 8 March 2020 |
Javier Aparicio Gómez (born 8 March 2000), commonly known as Apa, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Valladolid B as a right back.
Born in Palencia, Castile and León, Apa joined Real Valladolid's youth setup in 2015, from Club Internacional de la Amistad.[1] On 7 May 2017, aged just 17, he made his senior debut with the reserves by coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–4 home loss against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the Segunda División B championship.[2]
On 13 April 2018, after becoming a regular starter for the B-side, Apa extended his contract until 2020.[3] He made his first team debut on 6 December 2018, starting in a 2–1 home win against RCD Mallorca, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4]