Javier Carpio Martín (born 6 April 1984) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Palencia CF Palencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Palencia, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 5 March 2013, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Nuevo La Balastera'', with a capacity of 8,100 peopl ...

Club career

Born in

Salamanca Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritag ...

Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ...

, Carpio was an

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

youth graduate. After making his debut as a senior with the reserves in the 2003–04 season, he moved to

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in 2004. Carpio appeared for the

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' C and B teams during his tenure, the latter competing in the

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. Subsequently, he joined

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

club

Mazarrón CF Mazarrón Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Mazarrón, in the autonomous community of Region of Murcia. Founded in 1969, it was dissolved on 2010. After the club's dissolution, a new club named Mazarrón FC was founded as a r ...

in 2006. After a one-year spell at Pinatar CF also in the fourth level, Carpio signed for division three side

CD Alcoyano Club Deportivo Alcoyano, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1928 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games in ''Estadio El Collao'', with a 4,850-seat ...

. He was an undisputed starter in his two seasons, missing out on play-off promotion in both of them. On 23 July 2010, Carpio was presented at

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Estadi ...

from

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. He played his first match as a professional on 28 August at the age of 26, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 1–0 home win against

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. First-choice in his debut campaign at the

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, Carpio eventually lost his spot to new signing Javier Flaño in

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. Subsequently, he was released. Carpio joined

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ...

of the same league in summer 2012. After three years as a regular starter, he moved to

also in the second tier. He contributed 34 appearances during the season, helping to a return to

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after a ten-year absence. On 16 July 2016, Carpio joined

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

still in the second division. He moved down a tier in January 2019, agreeing to a contract at

Salamanca CF UDS Salamanca Club de Fútbol UDS, previously known as ''CF Salmantino'', is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 2013 after the dissolution of UD Salamanca, it currently plays in ...

Honours

Alavés *

: 2015–16

References

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* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carpio, Javier 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Salamanca Spanish footballers Footballers from Castile and León Association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Tercera Federación players Deportivo Alavés B players Pinatar CF players CD Alcoyano footballers Elche CF players SD Ponferradina players Deportivo Alavés players Cádiz CF players Salamanca CF UDS players 21st-century Spanish people