Playing position Role Footballer Number 20 Height 1.74 m | Weight 68 kg Name Javier Espinosa Career start 2010 | |
Full name Javier Espinosa Gonzalez Date of birth (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 23) Profiles | ||
Javier Espinosa González (born 19 September 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Granada CF on loan from Levante UD as a central midfielder.
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- Javier espinosa fc barcelona new iniesta
- Barcelona B
- Villarreal
- Levante
- Club statistics
- Club
- International
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Javier espinosa fc barcelona new iniesta
Barcelona B
Born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Espinosa moved to FC Barcelona's youth system, La Masia, at the age of 13. On 1 May 2010, whilst still a junior, he made his senior debuts with the B-team, playing the second half in a 2–1 home win against Valencia CF Mestalla for the Segunda División B championship; on 26 February of the following year, after replacing fellow youth graduate Albert Dalmau, he contributed with one goal to a 6–4 Segunda División away success over CD Numancia.
Espinosa became a regular fixture under new manager Eusebio Sacristán. He scored five times in 27 games in the 2012–13 season, again spent in the second level, and continued to appear regularly in the following campaign, netting a career-best seven goals as Barça B finished third.
Villarreal
On 11 July 2014, Espinosa signed a three-year deal with Villarreal CF. He made his debut in La Liga on 31 August, replacing Cani in the 70th minute of a 0–1 loss against former club Barcelona.
Espinosa scored his first goal in the top level on 21 September, netting his team's first in a 4–2 home win against Rayo Vallecano. On 9 January 2015 he was loaned to fellow league side UD Almería, until June.
On 28 August 2015, Espinosa joined Elche CF in the second division, in a season-long loan deal.
Levante
On 19 July 2016, after cutting ties with Villarreal, Espinosa signed a two-year contract with Levante UD, recently relegated to the second tier. After achieving promotion at the first attempt, he extended his link until 2019 and was immediately loaned to Granada CF for one year.