Javier Belman
Spanish association football player
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José Javier Belman Calvo (born 4 October 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ibiza.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Javier Belman Calvo | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ibiza | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Fuenlabrada | 37 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ibiza | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
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]
On 25 July 2024, Belman signed with Ibiza in Primera Federación.[13]
Personal life
Belman's father, José, was also a footballer and a goalkeeper. He notably represented Real Zaragoza and Portugal's C.D. Nacional.[14][15]