Francisco Javier 'Javi' Fernández Luque (born 22 February 1988) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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Football career

Born in Torre del Mar,

Province of Málaga The province of Málaga ( ) is located in Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and by the provinces of Cádiz to the west, Seville to the northwest, Córdoba to the north, and Granada to the east. The province ...

Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...

, Fernández was a

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...

youth graduate. He made his senior debut for the reserves on 3 December 2006 by starting in a 0–2

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 ...

away loss against

AD Ceuta Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1996, its last season was 2011–12 in Segunda División B, holding home matches at '' Estadio Alfonso Murube'', with a capacity of 6,500. ...

, and scored his first goal the following 25 February in a 2–1 win at

CF Villanovense Club de Fútbol Villanovense is a Spanish football team based in Villanueva de la Serena, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1992 it plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadio Romero Cuerda'', with a capacity of 5,000 seats. ...

. Fernández left the club in the summer of 2007, and subsequently resumed his career in the third level but also in

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 ...

, representing

Vélez CF Vélez Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Vélez-Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 22 September 1922 it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Vivar Téllez'', with a capacity of 2,100 seats. ...

(two stints),

UD Almería B Unión Deportiva Almería "B" is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2001, it is the reserve team of UD Almería and currently plays in , holding home gam ...

CD Toledo Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Toledo, Spain, Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Salto del Cab ...

, CD Ronda and

Algeciras CF Algeciras Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Algeciras, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1909 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at '' Estadio Nuevo Mirador''. History Foo ...

. He experienced two promotions and three relegations with Toledo and Algeciras, notably netting ten times for the former team in the 2010–11 campaign. In August 2014, Fernández was included in the inaugural draft of the newly-formed

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner Football Sport ...

. Picked up by

Mumbai City FC Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is part of the City Football Group. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of the Ind ...

, he made his professional debut on 9 November by replacing Tiago Ribeiro in a 0–0 away draw against

FC Goa Futebol Clube de Goa is an India, Indian professional association football, football club based in Fatorda, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of Football in India, Indian football. The club was established on 2 ...

. Fernández left India at the end of the season, and joined Gibraltarian side

Europa F.C. Europa FC is a professional association football, football club from Gibraltar that competes in the Gibraltar National League. As other clubs in the territory, Europa FC currently shares the Victoria Stadium (Gibraltar), Victoria Stadium on Wins ...

on 18 July 2015. He played twice in

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and featured in their

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

run, before being sidelined due to a

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. Back to full fitness in July 2016, Fernández returned to Vélez before moving to fellow fourth tier club CD San Roque the following January. In July 2017 he signed for

St Joseph's F.C. St Joseph's Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Gibraltar. Founded in 1912, it currently plays in the Gibraltar National League, Gibraltar Football League. The club also has two futsal teams and more tha ...

also from the Gibraltar top flight, and made his full debut with the Saints on 14 October by coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat of Glacis United FC. On 1 December 2017, Fernández rejoined Vélez for a fourth spell.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Javi 1988 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Málaga Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Segunda División B players Tercera División players Tercera Federación players Atlético Malagueño players UD Almería B players CD Toledo players Algeciras CF footballers CD San Roque footballers Indian Super League players Mumbai City FC players Gibraltar Premier Division players Europa F.C. players St Joseph's F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar 21st-century Spanish sportsmen