Javier Belman
Personal information
Full name José Javier Belman Calvo
Date of birth (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Fuenlabrada
Number 13
Youth career
2006–2011 Rayo Majadahonda
2011–2012 Getafe
2012–2017 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Real Madrid B 51 (0)
2020–2022 Fuenlabrada 26 (0)
2022–2023 Leganés 0 (0)
2023– Fuenlabrada 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023

José Javier Belman Calvo (born 4 October 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fuenlabrada.[1]

Club career

Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Belman joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2012, from Getafe CF.[2] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B,[3] and made his senior debut on 27 August 2017 by starting in a 3–0 away win against Coruxo FC.[4]

A regular starter in his first campaign, Belman subsequently lost his starting spot to Luca Zidane in his second, later regaining the first-choice after Luca departed. On 16 July 2019, he renewed his contract until 2021,[5] but suffered a knee injury the following February which ruled him out of the remainder of the season.[6]

On 25 September 2020, Belman agreed to a one-year contract with Segunda División side CF Fuenlabrada, after terminating his contract with Real Madrid.[7] He made his first team debut on 16 December, starting in a 1–0 away success over CD Atlético Baleares, for the season's Copa del Rey.[8]

Belman made his professional debut on 19 December 2020, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–2 away win against RCD Mallorca.[9] After becoming a first-choice ahead of Pol Freixanet and Dragan Rosić, he was demoted to third-choice behind new signings Diego Altube and Miguel Morro for the 2021–22 season, after refusing to renew his contract.[10]

Belman only made another appearance for Fuenla in March 2022, ten months after the last one, after the arrival of new manager José Ramón Sandoval.[11] On 11 November, he agreed to a contract with CD Leganés also in the second level until the end of the season.[12]

Personal life

Belman's father, José, was also a footballer and a goalkeeper. He notably represented Real Zaragoza and Portugal's C.D. Nacional.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Javier Belman at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "If Kiko Casilla is sent off or injured, will Belman or Moha deputise?". Marca. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Belman, la nueva joya de la cantera del Real Madrid" [Belman, the new pearl of Real Madrid's youth setup] (in Spanish). El Español. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "0–3: Castilla thrash Coruxo". Real Madrid. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "El Castilla asegura su portería: Belman renueva hasta 2021" [Castilla ensure their goal: Belman renews until 2021] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Belman's knee injury creates a goalkeeping problem at Real Madrid". Marca. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Belman llega al Fuenla" [Belman arrives at Fuenla] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "La Copa regala dos debuts al aficionado azulón" [The Cup gives two debuts to the blue supporters] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "El Fuenlabrada gana a un buen líder que 'jugó' con nueve" [Fuenlabrada defeat a good leader who 'played' with nine men] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "La difícil e inexplicable situación de Belman en Fuenlabrada: "va a tener muy difícil jugar aquí"" [The hard and unexplainable situation of Belman at Fuenlabrada: "he will find very hard to play here"] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "El día que Belman volvió a ser portero tras 10 meses y se salió" [The day that Belman became a goalkeeper again after 10 months and impressed] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "El C.D. Leganés refuerza su portería con la llegada de Javier Belman" [C.D. Leganés bolster their goal with the arrival of Javier Belman] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "El Real Madrid cambia su tradicional política de porteros para dar minutos al hijo de Zidane" [Real Madrid change their traditional goalkeeper policy to give minutes to Zidane's son]. El Economista (in Spanish). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  14. ↑ Bobed, Alberto (17 June 2019). "Pepe Belman: «La gente en Zaragoza me quería un montón»" [Pepe Belman: «People really loved me in Zaragoza»]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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