Francisco Javier 'Javi' Martínez Rodríguez (born 1 July 1988) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Martínez finished his youth career with local giants

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 ...

. He made his senior debuts in 2007 with the C-team and, on 7 June 2009, played for

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against

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

in what was his first

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appearance, featuring 90 minutes in the 0–3 away loss; in the following two

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seasons he was a regular starter for B's, scoring five goals in

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. On 30 June 2011, Martínez was released by Sevilla and signed a deal with Huesca on 16 July. However, in the following

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, he cut ties with the latter club and joined

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. In September 2012, Martínez signed with

Orihuela CF Orihuela Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1993 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Municipal Los Arcos'', with a capacity of 7,000 seats. History On 4 August 1993, th ...

in the third level. He terminated his contract on 3 January of the following year, moving to

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in . The club was founded in 1886 an ...

five days later. On 30 December 2014, after struggling with injuries, Martínez was released. He signed for fellow league team

CE L'Hospitalet Centre d'Esports l'Hospitalet is a Spanish football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1957 it currently plays in , holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Futbol de L'Hospitalet, wit ...

on 12 January 2015Javi Martínez, nou jugador de l’Hospi (Javi Martínez, new player of ''Hospi'')
; CE L'Hospitalet, 12 January 2015 (in Catalan) and, the ensuing summer, moved abroad for the first time at the age of 27, joining a host of compatriots at Europa FC from the

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. On 10 August 2016, Martínez announced his retirement at the age of 28.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Javi 1988 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Seville Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Sevilla FC C players Sevilla Atlético players SD Huesca footballers Deportivo Aragón players Orihuela CF players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers CE L'Hospitalet players Gibraltar Premier Division players Europa F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar 21st-century Spanish sportsmen