Javier María Vázquez López (born 24 September 2000), known as Javi Vázquez, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a left back for CD Lugo.

Club career

Born in Alcalá de Guadaíra,

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, Vázquez represented

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as a youth. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 15 April 2018, starting and scoring the opener in a 2–0

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home win against Atlético Onubense. On 6 May 2018, aged only 17, Vázquez made his professional debut with the reserves by starting in a 0–1 away loss against CD Lugo in the Segunda División. He made his first-team debut on 1 November, starting in a 0–0 away draw against CF Villanovense, for the season's

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. On 15 January 2021, Vázquez was transferred to Segunda División B side

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, and helped in their first-ever promotion to the second tier at the end of the season. On 30 January 2022, after being rarely used, he was loaned to

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until June.

Career statistics

Personal life

Vázquez's father Ramón was also a footballer. A forward, he was also groomed at Sevilla. His older brother Ramón works as an analyst for

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, while his younger brother

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plays as a

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for Sevilla's youth A team.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vazquez, Javi 2000 births Living people People from Seville (comarca) Footballers from the Province of Seville Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Sevilla FC C players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players UD Ibiza players CD Lugo players Racing de Santander players Spain men's youth international footballers