Javi Castellano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Castellano Betancor | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Las Palmas | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Las Palmas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Las Palmas B | 28 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Mallorca B | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Cultural Leonesa (loan) | 38 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Albacete (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Real Unión (loan) | 37 | (2) |
| 2011– | Las Palmas | 140 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2015. | |||
Javier 'Javi' Castellano Betancor (born 2 November 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Castellano graduated from UD Las Palmas' youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in 2006, in Tercera División. On 2 January 2008 he appeared in his first game as a professional, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Villarreal CF for the season's Copa del Rey.[1]
On 31 January 2008 Castellano moved to another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B also in the fourth level.[2] On 14 August he was loaned to Segunda División B club Cultural Leonesa, in a season-long deal.[3]
After another loan stints at Albacete Balompié[4] and Real Unión,[5] Castellano rescinded with the Balearic Islands side in June 2011. Late in the month, he returned to his first club Las Palmas, after agreeing to a three-year deal.[6]
Castellano played 43 games in the 2014–15 campaign – playoffs included – helping to a return to La Liga after 13 years. He made his debut in the competition on 22 August 2015, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[7]
Personal life
Castellano's twin brother, Daniel, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented Las Palmas.[8]
References
- ↑ "El Villarreal suda para ganar a Las Palmas" [Villarreal sweats it to defeat Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "El Mallorca ficha a los gemelos Castellano de Las Palmas" [Mallorca signs the Castellano twins from Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "Cultural Leonesa: llega cedido Javi Castellano" [Cultural Leonesa: arrives on loan Javi Castellano] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "Castellano, nuevo refuerzo del Albacete" [Castellano, new addition of Albacete] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "Acuerdo para la cesión de Javi Castellano" [Agreement for the loan of Javi Castellano] (in Spanish). Real Unión. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "Javi y Dani Castellano ya son jugadores amarillos hasta el año 2014" [Javi and Dani Castellano are already amarillo players until 2014] (in Spanish). Canarias7. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lacks something] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Las Palmas presume de una pareja de gemelos" [Las Palmas boasts of set of twins] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
External links
- Las Palmas official profile (Spanish)
- Javi Castellano profile at BDFutbol
- Javi Castellano profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Javi Castellano profile at Soccerway
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