Espinosa, Javier

Espinosa is a pupil of Barcelona . In 2011, he graduated from the club’s academy and for another three years he played for the Barcelona B back-up team. Due to the high competition in the main team, Javier did not have a chance to make his debut in the elite. In the summer of 2014, Espinosa’s contract expired and he transferred to Villarreal as a free agent, signing a contract for three years ^[2] . On August 24, in a match against Levante , Javier made his debut in La Liga , replacing Cani in the second half ^[3] . On September 21, in a duel against Rayo Vallecano , he scored his first goal for a new club ^[4] . On October 10, in a Europa League match against the Cypriot Apollo , Espinosa made a “double” ^[5] .

In early 2015, Javier transferred on loan to Almeria . On January 11, in a match against Sevilla , he made his debut for a new team ^[6] . On April 11, in a duel against Granada, Espinosa scored his first goal for Almeria ^[7] . In summer, Villarreal rented it to Elche . On August 30, Javier made his debut for the new club in a match against the “ Athletics ” from Bilbao . ^[8]

In the summer of 2016, Espinosa moved to Levant ^[9] . On August 21, in a match against Numania , he made his debut for a new team ^[10] . In the summer of 2017, Espinosa on a rental basis moved to Granada . On August 20, in a match against Albacete , he made his debut for a new club ^[11] . On October 8, in a duel against Lugo , Javier scored his first goal for Granada ^[12] .

In 2009, Espinosa as a member of the youth national team of Spain took third place in the World Championship among youth under 17 years in Nigeria . At the tournament, he took part in matches against the teams of Burkina Faso ^[13] and Nigeria ^[14] , and in a duel against Malawi he scored a goal ^[15] .

Club

Twente

• Netherlands First Division Winner: 2018/19

International

  Spain (under 17)

•   Youth World Cup 2009