Javier Muñoz Jiménez (; born 28 February 1995) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club Las Palmas.

Club career

Born in

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, Muñoz joined

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's youth system in 2006, aged 11, after starting out at local side CP Parla Escuela. He finished his youth training period in 2014, being immediately assigned to the C-team in

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 ...

. Muñoz was called up by the reserves in late September 2014, and made his debut for the side in a 3–0 home loss against SD Amorebieta in the

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. On 1 December he was included in the main squad's 17-man list for a

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match against UE Cornellà, and played his first match as a professional on the following day, replacing James Rodríguez in the 63rd minute of the 5–0 home success ( 9–1 on aggregate). On 19 July 2017, Muñoz was loaned to

Lorca FC Lorca Fútbol Club was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lorca, Spain, Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it last played in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Region of ...

, newly promoted to

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, on a one-year deal. Roughly one year later, he signed a three-year contract with

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the ...

, being immediately loaned to

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

for one year. Muñoz returned to Alavés for the 2019–20 season, and made his

debut on 21 December 2019, starting in a 4–1 away loss against

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. The following 31 January, he moved to CD Tenerife in the second division, on loan until June. On 18 September 2020, Muñoz moved to

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Esta ...

in the second tier, on loan for the 2020–21 campaign. The following 1 July, he agreed to a permanent two-year deal with

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in eu, Eibar Kirol Elkartea) is a professional Spanish football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the team currently plays in the Segunda División, the s ...

also in division two. On 16 June 2023, Muñoz signed a two-year contract with

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...

, newly-promoted to the top tier.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Real Madrid official profile
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