Javier Mecerreyes Explained

Javier Mecerreyes
Fullname:Javier Mecerreyes Campal
Birth Date:4 July 2000
Birth Place:Avilés, Spain
Height:1.83m
Currentclub:Avilés
Clubnumber:8
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Quirinal
Youthyears2:2013–2019
Youthclubs2:Sporting Gijón
Years1:2019–2022
Caps1:75
Goals1:1
Years2:2022
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2022–2023
Caps3:33
Goals3:0
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:Avilés
Caps4:31
Goals4:3
Club-Update:8 May 2024

Javier Mecerreyes Campal (born 4 July 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Avilés.

Club career

Born in Avilés, Asturias, Mecerreyes joined Sporting de Gijón's Mareo in 2013, from CD Quirinal.[1] On 21 June 2019, he signed a three-year contract with the club, being promoted to the reserve team in Segunda División B.[2]

Mecerreyes made his senior debut on 22 September 2021, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Racing de Ferrol.[3] He scored his first goal on 15 December, netting the B's second in a 6–0 home routing of SCR Peña Deportiva.[4]

Mecerreyes made his first team debut on 29 May 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Gaspar Campos in a 0–1 Segunda División home loss against UD Las Palmas.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Sporting ata a los juveniles Mecerreyes y Pablo García. Sporting tie up the juveniles Mecerreyes and Pablo García. El Comercio. es. 21 June 2019. 30 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Pablo García y Javier Mecerreyes renuevan su compromiso por el Sporting. Pablo García and Javier Mecerreyes renew their link with Sporting. Sporting Gijón. es. 21 June 2019. 30 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Mecerreyes: "El punto en Ferrol nos supo a poco". Mecerreyes: "The point in Ferrol was insufficient". Sporting Gijón. es. 25 September 2019. 30 May 2022.
  4. Web site: El Sporting 'B' se gusta, golea y sale del descenso. Sporting 'B' enjoy, thrash and leave the relegation zone. Futbol Asturiano. es. 15 December 2019. 30 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Las Palmas cumple 'en casa' y estará en los 'playoffs'. Las Palmas do their job 'at home' and will be in the 'play-offs'. Marca. es. 29 May 2022. 30 May 2022.
  6. Web site: Se acabó el suplicio. The supplication is over. El Comercio. es. 29 May 2022. 30 May 2022.