Francisco Javier 'Javi' Fernández Luque (born 22 February 1988) is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

Vélez CF Vélez Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Vélez-Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 22 September 1922 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, holding home matches at '' Estadio Vivar Téllez' ...

as a left winger.

Football career

Born in Torre del Mar,

Province of Málaga The province of Málaga ( es, Provincia de Málaga ) is located in Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and by the provinces of Cádiz to the west, Seville to the northwest, Córdoba to the north, and Granada to ...

, Andalusia, Fernández was a

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

youth graduate. He made his senior debut for the reserves on 3 December 2006 by starting in a 0–2

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 ...

away loss against AD Ceuta, and scored his first goal the following 25 February in a 2–1 win at

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' ...

. Fernández left the club in the summer of 2007, and subsequently resumed his career in the third level but also in Tercera División, representing

(two stints),

UD Almería B Unión Deportiva Almería "B" is a Spanish football team based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2001, it is the reserve team of UD Almería and currently plays in Tercera Federación – Group 9, holding home game ...

, CD Toledo,

CD Ronda Club Deportivo Ronda is a Spanish football team based in Ronda, Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1931, it plays in Tercera División – Group 9, holding home matches at '' Ciudad Deportiva'', with a 2,000 ...

and Algeciras CF. He experienced two promotions and three relegations with Toledo and Algeciras, notably netting ten times for the former team in the 2010–11 campaign. In August 2014, Fernández was included in the inaugural draft of the newly-formed Indian Super League. Picked up by

Mumbai City FC Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014, during the inaugural season of ...

, he made his professional debut on 9 November by replacing Tiago Ribeiro in a 0–0 away draw against FC Goa. Fernández left India at the end of the season, and joined Gibraltarian side Europa F.C. on 18 July 2015. He played twice in the league and featured in their UEFA Europa League run, before being sidelined due to a testicular cancer. Back to full fitness in July 2016, Fernández returned to Vélez before moving to fellow fourth tier club

CD San Roque Club Deportivo San Roque is a Spanish football team based in San Roque, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1966, it plays in Tercera División – Group 10, holding home matches at '' Estadio Manolo Mesa'', with a 500- ...

the following January. In July 2017 he signed for

St Joseph's F.C. St Joseph's Football Club, created in 1912, is an association football club based in Gibraltar. It currently plays in the Gibraltar Football League. The club also has two Futsal teams and more than 10 youth teams. In 2013, they established links ...

also from the Gibraltar top flight, and made his full debut with the Saints on 14 October by coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat of Glacis United FC. On 1 December 2017, Fernández rejoined Vélez for a fourth spell.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Javi 1988 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Málaga Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Malagueño players UD Almería B players CD Toledo players Algeciras CF footballers CD San Roque footballers Indian Super League players Mumbai City FC players Gibraltar Premier Division players Europa F.C. players St Joseph's F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar