Apa (footballer) explained

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.

Club career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Un alumno siempre aventajado. A student always on advantage. El Desmarque. es. 4 December 2018. 7 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Fiesta de la Cultural en el José Zorrilla. Cultural's party at the José Zorrilla. Marca. es. 7 May 2017. 7 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Apa 2020. Real Valladolid. es. 13 April 2018. 7 December 2018.
  4. Web site: Verde colorea un día gris en Pucela. Verde colors a grey day at Pucela. Marca. es. 6 December 2018. 7 December 2018.