Francisco Javier "Javi" Pérez Páez (born 27 January 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for SP Villafranca.

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Pérez was a

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

youth graduate, and made his senior debut while on loan at Recreativo de Bailén in January 2006. In July, he returned to the ''Verdiblancos'', being assigned to the reserves in the Tercera División. Pérez made his first team debut on 6 December 2008, coming on as a late substitute for

Yordi Jorge González Díaz (born 14 September 1974), known as Yordi, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. A journeyman, he amassed La Liga totals of 180 games and 37 goals during ten seasons, in representation of fi ...

in a 1–3 away loss against Elche CF in the

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

. He left the club at the end of the season, and subsequently signed for RSD Alcalá in

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 ...

. Pérez continued to appear in the lower leagues in the following years, representing

CD Pozoblanco Club Deportivo Pozoblanco is a Spanish football team based in Pozoblanco, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1926, it plays in Tercera División – Group 10, holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Pozoblan ...

, Extremadura UD (two stints),

Martos CD Martos Club Deportivo is a Spanish football club, founded in 1970 and based in Martos. The club competes in División de Honor Andaluza, holding home games at the ''Estadio Municipal Ciudad de Martos'', with a capacity of 5,000 people. It's consid ...

(two stints),

CD San Roque de Lepe Club Deportivo San Roque de Lepe, SAD is a Spanish football team based in Lepe, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1956 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, holding home games at ''Estadio Ciudad de Lepe'', with a ...

, CD Puertollano and

CD Badajoz Club Deportivo Badajoz is a Spanish football team based in Badajoz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1905 and refounded in 2012, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, and holds home games at ''Estadio Nu ...

. On 20 July 2018, Pérez was demoted to Extremadura's reserve team after accepting an offer to become a director of the youth setup.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Javi 1986 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Spain Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Tercera Federación players Córdoba CF B players Córdoba CF players CD San Roque de Lepe footballers Martos CD footballers CD Puertollano footballers RSD Alcalá players Extremadura UD footballers CD Badajoz players Extremadura UD B players