Javier "Javi" Martínez Barrio (born 21 May 1991) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for

CP Cacereño Club Polideportivo Cacereño is a Spanish football team based in Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1919, the club plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 5, and holds home games at ''Estadio Príncipe Felipe'', ...

Club career

Barrio was born in Logroño, La Rioja. A product of hometown club

UD Logroñés Unión Deportiva Logroñés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at ''Estadio Las Gaunas ...

, he signed a contract with

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

in 2010, being assigned to the reserves in the

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. Barrio made his first-team debut on 13 December 2011, starting in a 3–2 home win against Rayo Vallecano in the

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of the

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(eventual 6–6 aggregate victory). On 21 April 2013 he first appeared in the league, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0

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loss at

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, th ...

. On 12 August 2014, Barrio joined

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

side Huracán Valencia CF. He continued to compete in the lower leagues the following seasons, representing

CD Guijuelo Club Deportivo Guijuelo is a Spanish football team based in Guijuelo, Province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1974 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at the 1,500-seat ...

, CD Boiro, CE Sabadell FC,

CF Villanovense Club de Fútbol Villanovense is a Spanish football team based in Villanueva de la Serena, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1992 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, holding home matches at ''Estadio Romero Cuerda' ...

CD Calahorra Club Deportivo Calahorra is a Spanish football team based in Calahorra, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1946 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at the ''Estadio Municipal La Planilla'', with a ...

Haro Deportivo Club Haro Deportivo is a Spanish football team based in Haro, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1914, it plays in Tercera División - Group 16, holding home matches at ''Estadio El Mazo'', with a capacity of 4,300 seats. His ...

Javi Barrio cambia el Calahorra por el Haro (Javi Barrio swaps Calahorra for Haro)
La Rioja, 22 January 2020 and Atlético Sanluqueño CF.Javi Barrio: "Estoy deseando conocer El Palmar" (Javi Barrio: "I can't wait to meet El Palmar")
Diario de Jerez, 31 May 2020 While at the service of Calahorra, a

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sidelined him for several months.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrio, Javi 1991 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from La Rioja (Spain) Men's association football fullbacks Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players UD Logroñés players Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Santander players Huracán Valencia CF players CD Guijuelo footballers CD Boiro footballers CE Sabadell FC footballers CF Villanovense players CD Calahorra players Haro Deportivo players Atlético Sanluqueño CF players Zamora CF footballers CP Cacereño players