Javier Lachica Patiño (; born February 14, 1988) is a former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker. He represented the
Philippines national team from 2013 to 2019.
Born in Spain to a Spanish father and Filipino mother, Patiño began his career in the
Divisiones Regionales and moved up to the
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 ...
and
Segunda División. He then played in the
Chinese Super League
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and
Thai League 1
The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from Augu ...
, notably with
Buriram United
Buriram United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the ...
where he won several accolades.
Early life
Patiño was born in
San Sebastián de los Reyes
San Sebastián de los Reyes (colloquially called "Sanse") is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1492, it is located north of Madrid.
Geography
It forms an urban continuum with the neighboring Alcobendas,
Transport ...
,
Community of Madrid
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, to a Spanish father and a Filipino mother from
Dumanjug, Cebu
Dumanjug, officially the Municipality of Dumanjug ( ceb, Lungsod sa Dumanjug; tgl, Bayan ng Dumanjug), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,823 people.
It wa ...
.
Club career
Córdoba
Patiño played his first four seasons as a senior in amateur football, representing local clubs
Alcobendas CF
Alcobendas Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Alcobendas, in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 1970, it plays in ''Preferente de Aficionados – Group 1'', holding home games at ''Valdelasfuentes'', which has a capacity of 1, ...
and
UD San Sebastián de los Reyes
Unión Deportiva San Sebastián de los Reyes, also known as Sanse is a Spanish football team based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding hom ...
. In summer 2011 he moved straight to the
second division
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, signing a three-year contract with
Córdoba CF
Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...
.
In
his first year with the
Andalusia
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ns, Patiño scored eight goals in 35 games, notably netting the games' only goal against
SD Huesca
Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in ...
(away),
UD Las Palmas
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(home) and
Recreativo de Huelva
Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, 2 days before Christmas, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play i ...
(away). On the last day of the January 2013
transfer window
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, he was loaned to fellow league side
Xerez CD
Xerez Club Deportivo, known simply as Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Xerez currently plays in Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of Spanish football.
Founded on 24 ...
until the end of
the season.
Buriram
Patiño terminated his contract with Córdoba on 9 March 2013, joining
Buriram United F.C.
Buriram United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the ...
of the
Thai Premier League
The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from Augu ...
shortly after. He marked his debut for his new team with a brace of goals in their 6–1 thrashing of
Songkhla United FC.
Henan Jianye
On 21 January 2015, Patiño transferred to
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...
club
Henan Jianye FC. He scored twice on his debut on 8 March, helping his team to a 3–1 home win against
Tianjin Teda FC
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club is a professional Chinese Association football, football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Tianjin, and t ...
.
On 20 February 2018, as he was nursing a knee injury, Patiño was released and Henan refused to pay him his due wages.
Return to Buriram
In April 2018, Patiño returned to Buriram United.
Retirement
Patiño retired from competitive football in November 2021, last playing for Thai League 1 side
Port F.C.
Port Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลการท่าเรือ), formerly known as Port Authority of Thailand F.C. or Thai Port F.C., is a Thai professional football club based in Khlong Toei district of central Bangko ...
International career
The
Philippine Football Federation
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) is the governing body of association football in the Philippines. Established as the Philippine Amateur Football Association (PAFA) in 1907, the PFF is one of the oldest national football associations in ...
were reportedly notified of Patiño through
Juan Luis Guirado
Juan Luis Aldeguer Guirado (born August 27, 1979), nicknamed Juani, is a Spanish-born Filipino footballer who plays as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder.
Guirado only played in the lower leagues in Spain, amassing Segunda Div ...
, who was also born in Spain and an international footballer for the Philippines. In late 2012, he was reported to be applying for
Filipino
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* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
citizenship to open the possibility of playing international football for
that country. He successfully obtained his Filipino passport just in time for the
2014 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2014 AFC Challenge Cup was the fifth and the final edition of the AFC Challenge Cup, an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member nations that are mainly categorized as "emerging countries" in the now ...
qualification tournament which took place from 24 to 26 March 2013 in
Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital city, capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanize ...
, and made it into the final 23-man squad,
also receiving compliments from national team head coach
Michael Weiß, who stated, "Patiño is definitely a top player but it is a team sport and it takes time to connect with the other player. We should give him time, we know that we can expect something but perhaps not the best yet".
Patiño made his debut on 24 March 2013 in the opening game of the Challenge Cup qualifying campaign, scoring twice in an 8–0 win against
Cambodia
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. Two days later, against
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the s ...
, he again played the full 90 minutes, helping his team win 1–0 as they qualified for the finals.
Patiño would not appear for the Philippines until March the following year, where they lost 0–1 to
Azerbaijan
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in a
friendly match
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. It was part of the national team's preparations for the AFC Challenge Cup which he was not able to take part in due to not being released by his club, as the tournament was not part of
FIFA's international match calendar; later that year, he would also miss out on
2014 AFF Championship
The 2014 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 10th edition of the AFF Championship, an international association football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of th ...
as he had to undergo back surgery.
Career statistics
Club
International goals
(Philippines score listed first, score column indicates score after each Patiño goal)
Honours
Buriram United
[
*]Thai League 1
The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from Augu ...
: 2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...
, 2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
, 2018
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*Thai FA Cup
The Thai FA Cup ( th, ไทยเอฟเอคัพ), known officially as The Football Association of Thailand Cup, is a football cup competition in Thailand. Thai FA Cup is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domest ...
: 2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...
*Thai League Cup
The League Cup ( th, ไทยลีกคัพ) is a football cup competition in Thailand. It is also known as Toyota League Cup for sponsorship reasons.
It was re-formed during the 2010 domestic football league season in Thailand and runs alo ...
: 2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...
*Thailand Champions Cup
The Thailand Champions Cup (continuing Kor Royal Cup, a different competition from the Thai Super Cup) is a single-game competition between the winners of previous Thai League 1 and Thai FA Cup, organised by the Football Association of Thailan ...
: 2019
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*Kor Royal Cup
Kor Royal Cup ( th, ถ้วยพระราชทาน ก. ; ถ้วย ก.), known as the Yai Cup ( th, ถ้วยใหญ่) until 1963, was the highest level of club football competition which competed in the tournament in Thailand ...
: 2014
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Individual
* Thai League
The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from Augus ...
Dream ASEAN XI
References
External links
*
Stats at Futbolesta
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patino, Javier
1988 births
Living people
People from San Sebastián de los Reyes
Spanish people of Filipino descent
Filipino people of Spanish descent
Sportspeople of Spanish descent
Spanish men's footballers
Filipino men's footballers
Footballers from the Community of Madrid
Men's association football forwards
Segunda División players
Tercera División players
UD San Sebastián de los Reyes players
Córdoba CF players
Xerez CD footballers
Javier Patino
Javier Patino
Javier Patino
Javier Patino
Chinese Super League players
Henan F.C. players
Philippines men's international footballers
2019 AFC Asian Cup players
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Filipino expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Thailand