Francisco Javier "Javi" Pérez Páez (born 27 January 1986) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for SP Villafranca.

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Pérez was a

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...

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 Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. Pérez made his first team debut on 6 December 2008, coming on as a late substitute for Yordi in a 1–3 away loss against

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

in the

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

RSD Alcalá Real Sociedad Deportiva Alcalá is a Spanish football team based in Alcalá de Henares in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 1929 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 7, holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal del Val'', with a capac ...

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: 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 ...

. 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 , holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Pozoblanco'', with a 5,000-seat capacit ...

Extremadura UD Extremadura Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2007, it last played in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Francisco de la ...

(two stints), Martos CD (two stints),

CD San Roque de Lepe Club Deportivo San Roque de Lepe, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Lepe, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1956 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Ciudad de Lepe'', with a capacity of 3,512 seats. Season ...

CD Puertollano Club Deportivo Puertollano was a Spanish football team based in Puertollano, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1948 it played in Tercera División – Group 18, holding home matches at '' Estadio Ciudad de Puert ...

and

CD Badajoz Club Deportivo Badajoz is a Spanish football team based in Badajoz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1905, it currently plays in , and holds home games at '' Estadio Nuevo Vivero'', with a 15,198-seat capacity. History Fo ...

. On 20 July 2018, Pérez was demoted to Extremadura's

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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 21st-century Spanish sportsmen