Javier "Javi" Díaz Sánchez (born 15 May 1997) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for CD Tenerife.

Club career

Sevilla

Born in Mairena del Aljarafe,

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, Díaz represented

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as a youth. He made his senior debut with the C side on 3 April 2016, starting in a 1–0

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away loss against

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. Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Díaz was promoted to the reserves in

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. He played his first match in

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with the first team on 31 March 2019, starting in a 0–1 home defeat to Valencia CF as starter

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was injured and backup Juan Soriano suspended.

Tenerife

On 7 July 2022, Díaz signed a three-year contract with

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club CD Tenerife. On 28 July of the following year, after being only a backup to Soriano, he was loaned to

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side

CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...

for one year. On 16 July 2024, after featuring in just one league match for ''Fuenla'', Díaz terminated his link with Tenerife.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz, Javi 1997 births Living people People from Aljarafe Footballers from the Province of Seville Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Sevilla FC C players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players CD Tenerife players CF Fuenlabrada footballers