Javier Espinosa


Javier Espinosa González is a Spanish footballer who plays for Dutch club FC Twente as a central midfielder.

Club career

Barcelona B

Born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Espinosa moved to FC Barcelona's youth system, La Masia, at the age of 13. On 1 May 2010, whilst still a junior, he made his senior debut with the B-team, playing the second half in a 2–1 home win against Valencia CF Mestalla for the Segunda División B championship; on 26 February of the following year, after replacing fellow youth graduate Albert Dalmau, he contributed with one goal to a 6–4 Segunda División away victory over CD Numancia.
Espinosa became a regular fixture under new manager Eusebio Sacristán. He scored five times in 27 games in the 2012–13 season, again spent in the second level, and continued to appear regularly in the following campaign, netting a career-best seven goals as Barça B finished third.

Villarreal

On 11 July 2014, Espinosa signed a three-year deal with Villarreal CF. He made his debut in La Liga on 31 August, replacing Cani in the 70th minute of a 0–1 loss against former club Barcelona.
Espinosa scored his first goal in the top level on 21 September, netting his team's first in a 4–2 home win against Rayo Vallecano. On 9 January 2015 he was loaned to fellow league side UD Almería, until June.
On 28 August 2015, Espinosa joined Elche CF in the second division, in a season-long loan deal.

Levante

On 19 July 2016, after cutting ties with Villarreal, Espinosa signed a two-year contract with Levante UD, recently relegated to the second tier. After helping achieve promotion at the first attempt, he extended his link until 2019 and was immediately loaned to Granada CF for one year.
On 30 August 2018, Espinosa terminated his contract with the Valencian club.

Twente

On 31 August 2018, Espinosa moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for FC Twente. He made his debut in the Dutch Eerste Divisie on 8 September, starting in a 1–2 home loss against TOP Oss.

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Honours

Club

Levante
Twente
Spain U17