Javi Jiménez (footballer, born 1996) explained

Javi Jiménez
Full Name:Javier Jiménez Moreno
Birth Date:11 January 1996
Birth Place:Quesada, Spain
Height:1.70 m[1]
Position:Left back
Currentclub:Ibiza
Clubnumber:5
Youthclubs1:Úbeda Viva
Youthclubs2:Villarreal
Years1:2015–2016
Clubs1:Villarreal C
Caps1:29
Goals1:5
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:Málaga B
Caps2:36
Goals2:1
Years3:2017–2019
Clubs3:Gimnàstic
Caps3:36
Goals3:0
Years4:2019
Clubs4:Cultural Leonesa
Caps4:15
Goals4:0
Years5:2019–2020
Clubs5:Cornellà
Caps5:23
Goals5:0
Years6:2020–2021
Clubs6:Mirandés
Caps6:32
Goals6:0
Years7:2021–2023
Clubs7:Málaga
Caps7:53
Goals7:1
Years8:2023–
Clubs8:Ibiza
Caps8:29
Goals8:2
Nationalyears1:2012–2013
Nationalteam1:Spain U17
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:10 April 2024

Javier "Javi" Jiménez Moreno (born 11 January 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left back for Ibiza.

Club career

Born in Quesada, Jaén, Andalusia, Jiménez represented CD Úbeda Viva and Villarreal CF as a youth.[2] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 11 January 2015, starting in a 0–1 Tercera División away loss against CD Castellón.[3]

Jiménez scored his first senior goals on 13 March 2016, netting a brace in a 5–2 home routing of UD Benigànim.[4] In July, he signed for Málaga CF, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[5]

On 30 July 2017, Jiménez signed a three-year deal with Segunda División club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, after cutting ties with Málaga.[6] He made his professional debut on 20 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss against UD Almería.[7]

On 31 January 2019, after struggling with injuries, Jiménez terminated his contract with Nàstic[8] and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the third division.[9] On 30 August, he moved to UE Cornellà also in division three.[10]

On 11 August 2020, Jiménez returned to the second division after agreeing to a one-year deal with CD Mirandés.[11] The following 16 June, he returned to Málaga on a two-year contract, now being assigned to the main squad also in the second division.[12]

Jiménez scored his first professional goal on 27 August 2022, netting the opener in a 3–1 away win over former side Mirandés.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Javi Jiménez . Málaga CF . 14 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Javi Jiménez, el Alba de la sub´17. Javi Jiménez, the dawn of the under-17s. El Deporte Jaén. es. 22 August 2013. 30 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Negredo mantiene al Castellón líder. Negredo maintains Castellón leader. Golsmedia. es. 11 January 2015. 30 July 2017.
  4. Web site: El Villarreal C lame sus heridas con un trabajado triunfo. Villarreal C lick their wounds with a labored triumph. Golsmedia. es. 12 March 2016. 30 July 2017.
  5. Web site: El filial se rearma con las balas del juvenil. The reserves rearm with the bullets from the juvenil. Málaga Hoy. es. 12 July 2016. 30 July 2017.
  6. Web site: Javi Jiménez s’incorpora als entrenaments del Nàstic. Javi Jiménez joins the training ground of Nàstic. Gimnàstic de Tarragona. ca. 30 July 2017. 30 July 2017.
  7. Web site: El Almería sonríe a costa de un Nàstic sin pegada. Almería smile at the expense of a Nàstic without strength. Diario AS. es. 20 August 2017. 20 August 2017.
  8. Web site: Javi Jiménez deja el Nàstic. Javi Jiménez leaves Nàstic. Gimnàstic Tarragona. es. 31 January 2019. 11 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Javi Jiménez, nuevo jugador de la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. Javi Jiménez, new player of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. Cultural Leonesa. es. 31 January 2019. 11 February 2019.
  10. Web site: Bienvenido, Javi Jiménez. Welcome, Javi Jiménez. UE Cornellà. es. 30 August 2019. 19 August 2020.
  11. Web site: Javi Jiménez, segundo refuerzo del C.D. Mirandés. Javi Jiménez, second addition of C.D. Mirandés. CD Mirandés. es. 11 August 2020. 19 August 2020.
  12. Web site: Javi Jiménez signs until 2023. Málaga CF. 16 June 2021. 12 August 2021.