Javi Jiménez
Jiménez with Spain U18 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Javier Jiménez García
Date of birth (1997-03-11) 11 March 1997
Place of birth Aldaia, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Cornellà
Number 3
Youth career
2003–2016 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Valencia B 67 (1)
2017–2021 Valencia 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Albacete (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2023 Albacete 22 (0)
2023 Alcorcón 0 (0)
2023– Cornellà 0 (0)
International career
2015 Spain U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023

Javier "Javi" Jiménez García (born 11 March 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Cornellà.[1]

Club career

Born in Aldaia, Valencia, Jiménez was a Valencia CF youth graduate. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves on 15 February 2015, starting in a 1–3 away loss against Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Segunda División B.[2]

On 15 August 2015 Jiménez signed a new contract with the Che, agreeing to a five-year deal.[3] He made his first-team debut on 3 January 2017, starting in a 1–4 Copa del Rey home loss against Celta de Vigo; he also committed a penalty and scored an own goal during the match.[4]

On 13 August 2020, Jiménez moved to Segunda División side Albacete Balompié on loan for the season.[5] In June 2021, after the club's relegation, he signed a permanent contract with them,[6] and helped in their return to the second level at first attempt with 22 appearances.

On 31 January 2023, after failing to play a single minute in the first half of the 2022–23 season, he terminated his contract with Alba.[7]

Personal life

Jiménez's younger brother Pablo is also a footballer. A forward, he too was groomed at Valencia.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Javi Jiménez at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Nàstic 3–1 Valencia CF Mestalla" (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Y el Valencia blinda a Javi Jiménez 'Jotamendi'" [Valencia blind Javi Jiménez 'Jotamendi'] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "El Celta abusa de un Valencia sin rumbo" [Celta abuse of a pathless Valencia] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Javi Jiménez, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Javi Jiménez, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Javi Jiménez volverá al Albacete" [Javi Jiménez will return to Albacete] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gracias, Javi Jiménez" [Thank you, Javi Jiménez] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Los hermanos Jiménez, futuro del Valencia" [The Jiménez brothers, future of Valencia] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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