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.
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]