Javi Bonilla Explained

Javi Bonilla
Fullname:Javier Bonilla Sevillano
Birth Date:25 October 1990
Birth Place:Soria, Spain
Position:Left back, winger
Youthclubs1:Numancia
Years1:2009–2013
Caps1:136
Goals1:14
Years2:2011–2015
Caps2:35
Goals2:2
Years3:2015
Caps3:8
Goals3:0
Years4:2015–2016
Caps4:33
Goals4:1
Years5:2016–2017
Caps5:36
Goals5:7
Years6:2017–2019
Caps6:37
Goals6:3
Years7:2019
Caps7:15
Goals7:1
Years8:2019–2023
Caps8:114
Goals8:18
Club-Update:28 May 2023

Javier "Javi" Bonilla Sevillano (born 25 October 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays as either a left back or a left winger.

Club career

Born in Soria, Castile and León, Bonilla began his career with hometown club CD Numancia, making his senior debut with the reserves in the 2008–09 season. On 7 February 2011 he made his debut with the first team, in a 0–4 away defeat against RC Celta de Vigo in the Segunda División.[1]

In his second appearance with the main squad, on 16 May 2012, Bonilla was handed a start, and scored the third goal in a 3–1 win at Hércules CF.[2] [3] On 27 January 2015, after featuring in only one competitive match during the campaign, he moved abroad and signed for Greek Football League side Aiginiakos FC,[4] returning home on 27 August to SD Leioa of Segunda División B.[5]

In his first and only season for the Basques, Bonilla scored in the first leg of their 5–2 aggregate win over CD Olímpic de Xàtiva in the relegation play-off.[6] On 10 June 2016, he moved to fellow league team Pontevedra CF.[7]

Bonilla continued competing in the third division in the following years, representing RCD Mallorca (where he achieved promotion in 2018), UD Ibiza and Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: El Celta muestra su pegada y se coloca en ascenso directo. Celta show pace and reach direct promotion zone. Marca. Spanish. 7 February 2011. 21 April 2013.
  2. News: Bonilla: "Al acabar el partido no sabía como celebré el gol". Bonilla: "At the end of the game i did not know how i celebrated the goal". Diario AS. Spanish. 18 May 2012. 21 April 2013.
  3. News: Breve enciclopedia numantina. Brief numantina encyclopedia. Desde Soria. Spanish. 29 May 2013. 14 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Palanca se va a Australia y Bonilla a Grecia. Palanca goes to Australia and Bonilla to Greece. CD Numancia. Spanish. 27 January 2015. 27 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150218032527/http://www.cdnumancia.com/-/palanca-se-va-a-australia-y-bonilla-a-grecia. 18 February 2015.
  5. News: El agredeño Javier Bonilla ficha por el Leioa de Segunda B. Ágreda-born Javier Bonilla signs for Leioa in Segunda B. Heraldo de Soria. Spanish. 27 August 2015. 7 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624021057/http://www.heraldodesoria.es/noticias/deportes_soria/futbol_soria/2015/08/27/el_agredeno_javier_bonilla_ficha_por_leioa_segunda_b_476620_1501028.html. 24 June 2016. dead.
  6. News: El Leioa se agarra con fuerza a la vida. Leioa hold on for dear life. El Correo. Spanish. 22 May 2016. 8 June 2016.
  7. News: El Pontevedra cubre su lateral izquierdo con Javier Bonilla. Pontevedra cover their left flank with Javier Bonilla. La Voz de Galicia. Spanish. 10 June 2016. 8 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Javi Bonilla s'incorpora a la disciplina grana. Javi Bonilla joins the grana squad. Gimnàstic Tarragona. Spanish. 9 July 2019. 9 July 2019.