Javi Lopez (footballer, born 1986)

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For other Spanish footballers with the same nickname, see Javier Lopez .
In this Spanish name , the first or paternal surname is Lopez and the second or maternal family name is Rodriguez .
Javi Lopez
Lopez in 2013
Personal information
Full name Javier Lopez Rodriguez
Date of birth ( 1986-01-21 ) 21 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Osuna , Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Full-back , central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Adelaide United
Number 21
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls )
2005?2006 Betis C 15 (1)
2005?2007 Betis B 38 (4)
2007?2010 Espanyol B 75 (7)
2009?2020 Espanyol 252 (2)
2020? Adelaide United 84 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024

Javier 'Javi' Lopez Rodriguez ( Spanish pronunciation: [xa?βje? ?lopeθ] ; born 21 January 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a full-back , more commonly right-back for Australian club Adelaide United . [1]

He spent the vast majority of his professional career with Espanyol , having signed in 2007. During his spell, he appeared in 283 competitive matches. [2] [3]

Club career [ edit ]

Espanyol [ edit ]

Born in Osuna , Province of Seville , Andalusia , and a product of Real Betis ' youth ranks, Lopez signed with RCD Espanyol in 2007. [4] On 4 October 2009, he made his debut for the first team of the latter club in a La Liga match against Villarreal CF , taking the pitch with less than ten minutes to go as the ten-man side eventually held off the hosts to a 0?0 draw. [5] The vast majority of his first season was spent, however, with the reserves , which suffered relegation from the Segunda Division B .

Lopez was definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2010?11 campaign , being used by manager Mauricio Pochettino in various midfield and defender positions. [6] He scored his first goal as a professional on 18 September 2011, but in a 2?1 away loss to Real Zaragoza where he was also sent off for two bookable offences , one of them resulting in a penalty . [7]

On 29 March 2014, after Kiko Casilla was sent off late in the home fixture against FC Barcelona and his team had no replacements left, Lopez played as a goalkeeper ; he conceded no goals in the 1?0 defeat. [8] He extended his contract for two more years in March 2017, [9] and earned an automatic extension to that deal due to playing the majority of games at the age of 33. [10]

On 21 July 2020, Lopez signed a new deal after Espanyol's relegation . [11] A month later, he terminated it. [12]

Adelaide United [ edit ]

Lopez joined A-League club Adelaide United FC on 25 November 2020, on a one-year deal. [13] He was persuaded to join the team by compatriot Isaias Sanchez . [14]

In June 2021, Lopez and fellow Spaniard Juande signed new deals to stay in South Australia for the following season . [15] He scored his first goal for Adelaide on 1 January in a 4?0 win over Wellington Phoenix FC at Hindmarsh Stadium . [16] After contributing to a fourth-place finish and post-season semi-final, he was named as a substitute in the league's team of the year at the PFA Footballer of the Year Awards , [17] and his contract was extended for another year. [18]

Honours [ edit ]

Individual

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Martinez, Alberto (19 February 2017). "Plantilla versatil: el 64% ha jugado en varias posiciones" [Versatile squad: 64% of them have played in several positions]. Diario AS (in Spanish) . Retrieved 29 January 2018 .
  2. ^ Martinez, Alberto (24 August 2020). "Javi Lopez: "El Espanyol ha estado a la altura de mi familia" " [Javi Lopez: "Espanyol has been as important as my family"]. Diario AS (in Spanish) . Retrieved 12 October 2021 .
  3. ^ Manchon, Martin (24 June 2021). "Javi Lopez: "Echo mucho de menos al Espanyol" " [Javi Lopez: "I miss Espanyol so much"]. Diario AS (in Spanish) . Retrieved 19 August 2021 .
  4. ^ Molero, Ivan (15 October 2015). "La pasion de sus aficiones es el nexo entre Espanyol y Betis" [The passion of their fans is the link between Espanyol and Betis]. Diario AS (in Spanish) . Retrieved 5 February 2016 .
  5. ^ "Drab draw for Villarreal" . ESPN Soccernet . 4 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019 . Retrieved 10 January 2012 .
  6. ^ Bernad, Marc (31 July 2011). " "Mi polivalencia me da vida: quiero ser clave" " ["My versatility is my bread and butter: I want to play a big part"]. Diario AS (in Spanish) . Retrieved 10 January 2012 .
  7. ^ Egea, Pablo (18 September 2011). "Luis Garcia se crece ante el Espanyol" [Luis Garcia gets all over Espanyol]. Marca (in Spanish) . Retrieved 29 March 2017 .
  8. ^ Ruiz, David (29 March 2014). "El Barca derrota al Espanyol con un gol de Messi de penalti" [Barca beat Espanyol with Messi penalty goal]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish) . Retrieved 29 January 2018 .
  9. ^ "Javi Lopez renueva su contrato con el Espanyol hasta 2019" [Javi Lopez renews his contract with Espanyol until 2019] (in Spanish). Eurosport . 28 March 2017 . Retrieved 23 June 2022 .
  10. ^ Piferrer, Didac (6 April 2019). "Javi Lopez earns contract extension at Espanyol" . Marca . Retrieved 23 June 2022 .
  11. ^ Navarro, Cristina (21 July 2020). "El Espanyol renueva a Javi Lopez, Diego Lopez y Didac Vila" [Espanyol renew with Javi Lopez, Diego Lopez and Didac Vila]. Marca (in Spanish) . Retrieved 23 June 2022 .
  12. ^ Miserachs, Jaume (22 August 2020). "La incoherencia del 'caso Javi Lopez' " [The incoherence of the 'Javi Lopez case']. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) . Retrieved 23 June 2022 .
  13. ^ "Reds sign experienced Spaniard, Javi Lopez" . Adelaide United FC. 25 November 2020 . Retrieved 25 November 2020 .
  14. ^ Monteverde, Marco (22 December 2020). "A-League: Javi Lopez's La Liga experience to aid Adelaide United" . News.com.au . Retrieved 23 June 2022 .
  15. ^ "United extend Spanish duo's Adelaide stay" . Adelaide United FC. 11 June 2021 . Retrieved 23 June 2022 .
  16. ^ Ottenhoff, Cameron (2 January 2022). "Adelaide United claim first win with a textbook performance" . The Football Sack . Retrieved 23 June 2022 .
  17. ^ a b "PFA reveals player-voted Austraffic A-League Men Team of the Season on eve of Grand Final" . Professional Footballers Australia . 27 May 2022 . Retrieved 27 May 2022 .
  18. ^ "Reds re-sign experienced Spanish duo" . Adelaide United FC. 31 May 2022 . Retrieved 23 June 2022 .

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