Javi Jiménez (footballer, born 1996)
Spanish footballer
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Javier "Javi" Jiménez Moreno (born 11 January 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left back for Primera Federación club Hércules.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Jiménez Moreno[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Quesada, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hércules | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Úbeda Viva | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Villarreal C | 29 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Málaga B | 36 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Gimnàstic | 36 | (0) |
| 2019 | Cultural Leonesa | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Cornellà | 23 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Mirandés | 32 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Málaga | 53 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Ibiza | 69 | (3) |
| 2025– | Hércules | 31 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Quesada, Jaén, Andalusia, Jiménez represented CD Úbeda Viva and Villarreal CF as a youth.[3] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 11 January 2015, starting in a 0–1 Tercera División away loss against CD Castellón.[4]
Jiménez scored his first senior goals on 13 March 2016, netting a brace in a 5–2 home routing of UD Benigànim.[5] In July, he signed for Málaga CF, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[6]
On 30 July 2017, Jiménez signed a three-year deal with Segunda División club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, after cutting ties with Málaga.[7] He made his professional debut on 20 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss against UD Almería.[8]
On 31 January 2019, after struggling with injuries, Jiménez terminated his contract with Nàstic[9] and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the third division.[10] On 30 August, he moved to UE Cornellà also in division three.[11]
On 11 August 2020, Jiménez returned to the second division after agreeing to a one-year deal with CD Mirandés.[12] The following 16 June, he returned to Málaga on a two-year contract, now being assigned to the main squad also in the second division.[13]
Jiménez scored his first professional goal on 27 August 2022, netting the opener in a 3–1 away win over former side Mirandés.