Javier Espinosa González (born 19 September 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club

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as a central midfielder.

Club career

Barcelona B

Born in Talavera de la Reina,

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, 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

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, playing the second half in a 2–1 home win against Valencia CF Mestalla in the

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. 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 tier, and continued to appear regularly the following campaign, netting a career-best seven goals as ''Barça B'' finished third.

Villarreal

On 11 July 2014, Espinosa signed a three-year contract with Villarreal CF. He made his debut in La Liga on 24 August, replacing Cani in the 63rd minute of a 2–0 away defeat of

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. Espinosa scored his first goal in the top flight on 21 September, his team's first in a 4–2 home win over 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 of the second division, in a season-long loan deal.

Levante

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

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.

Later career

On 1 February 2021, after nearly a year of inactivity, Espinosa signed a short-term deal with CF Fuenlabrada back in his country's second tier. In the ensuing summer, he agreed to a two-year contract at

of the Cypriot First Division.

Club statistics

Honours

Levante *

: 2016–17 Twente * Eerste Divisie: 2018–19 Spain U17 * FIFA U-17 World Cup third place:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Espinosa, Javier 1992 births Living people People from Talavera de la Reina Footballers from the Province of Toledo Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Villarreal CF players UD Almería players Elche CF players Levante UD footballers Granada CF footballers CF Fuenlabrada footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players FC Twente players Cypriot First Division players AEK Larnaca FC players Kings League players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus