Javier "Javi" DÃaz Sánchez (born 15 May 1997) is a Spanish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for Andorran club
Inter Club d'Escaldes
Inter Club d'Escaldes is an Andorra, Andorran professional association football, football club based in Escaldes-Engordany. The club currently plays in Primera Divisió, where it is a three-time champion.
History
Inter Club d'Escaldes was foun ...
.
Club career
Sevilla
Born in
Mairena del Aljarafe
Mairena del Aljarafe () is a municipality in the province of Seville, Spain. In 2009, it had a population of 40,700 inhabitants. Its superficial extension is 17,7 km2 (6.83 sq. mi.) and has a population density of 2,470.23 inhabitants/km2
No ...
,
Province of Seville
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,
Andalusia
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, DÃaz represented
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January ...
as a youth. He made his senior debut with
the C side on 3 April 2016, starting in a 1–0
Tercera División
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away loss against
CD Cabecense.
Ahead of the
2018–19 season, DÃaz was promoted to
the reserves in
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 ...
. He played his first match in
La Liga
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with the first team on 31 March 2019, starting in a 0–1 home defeat to
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...
as starter
Tomáš VaclÃk
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was injured and backup
Juan Soriano suspended.
Tenerife
On 7 July 2022, DÃaz signed a three-year contract with
Segunda División
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club
CD Tenerife
Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1922, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro RodrÃguez Là ...
. On 28 July of the following year, after being only a backup to Soriano, he was loaned to
Primera Federación
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side
CF Fuenlabrada
Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...
for one year.
On 16 July 2024, after featuring in just one league match for ''Fuenla'', DÃaz terminated his link with Tenerife.
Career statistics
Honours
Sevilla
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UEFA Europa League
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:
2019–20
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
Footballers from Aljarafe
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
La Liga players
Primera Federación players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Primera Divisió players
Sevilla FC C players
Sevilla Atlético players
Sevilla FC players
CD Tenerife players
CF Fuenlabrada footballers
Inter Club d'Escaldes players
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra
21st-century Spanish sportsmen