Javier Lachica Patiño (; born February 14, 1988) is a former professional

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who played as a striker. He represented the Philippines national team from 2013 to 2019. Born in Spain to a Spanish father and Filipino mother, Patiño began his career in the Divisiones Regionales and moved up to the

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and

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. He then played in the

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and

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, notably with

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where he won several accolades.

Early life

Patiño was born in

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, to a Spanish father and a Filipino mother from

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Club career

Córdoba

Patiño played his first four seasons as a senior in amateur football, representing local clubs Alcobendas CF and

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. In summer 2011 he moved straight to the

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, signing a three-year contract with

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. In his first year with the

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ns, Patiño scored eight goals in 35 games, notably netting the games' only goal against

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(away),

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(home) and

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(away). On the last day of the January 2013

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, he was loaned to fellow league side

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until the end of the season.

Buriram

Patiño terminated his contract with Córdoba on 9 March 2013, joining

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of the

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shortly after. He marked his debut for his new team with a brace of goals in their 6–1 thrashing of Songkhla United FC.

Henan Jianye

On 21 January 2015, Patiño transferred to

club Henan Jianye FC. He scored twice on his debut on 8 March, helping his team to a 3–1 home win against

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. On 20 February 2018, as he was nursing a knee injury, Patiño was released and Henan refused to pay him his due wages.

Return to Buriram

In April 2018, Patiño returned to Buriram United.

Retirement

Patiño retired from competitive football in November 2021, last playing for Thai League 1 side

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International career

The

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were reportedly notified of Patiño through

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, who was also born in Spain and an international footballer for the Philippines. In late 2012, he was reported to be applying for Filipino citizenship to open the possibility of playing international football for that country. He successfully obtained his Filipino passport just in time for the

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qualification tournament which took place from 24 to 26 March 2013 in

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, and made it into the final 23-man squad, also receiving compliments from national team head coach Michael Weiß, who stated, "Patiño is definitely a top player but it is a team sport and it takes time to connect with the other player. We should give him time, we know that we can expect something but perhaps not the best yet". Patiño made his debut on 24 March 2013 in the opening game of the Challenge Cup qualifying campaign, scoring twice in an 8–0 win against

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. Two days later, against

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, he again played the full 90 minutes, helping his team win 1–0 as they qualified for the finals. Patiño would not appear for the Philippines until March the following year, where they lost 0–1 to

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in a

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. It was part of the national team's preparations for the AFC Challenge Cup which he was not able to take part in due to not being released by his club, as the tournament was not part of FIFA's international match calendar; later that year, he would also miss out on

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as he had to undergo back surgery.

Career statistics

Club

International

(Philippines score listed first, score column indicates score after each Patiño goal)

Honours

Buriram United *

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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Thai FA Cup The Thai FA Cup (), known officially as The Football Association of Thailand Cup, is a football cup competition in Thailand. Thai FA Cup is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domestic football. It was held between 1974 a ...

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Thailand Champions Cup The Thailand Champions Cup (continuing Kor Royal Cup, a different competition from the Thai Super Cup) is a single-game competition between the winners of previous Thai League 1 and Thai FA Cup, organised by the Football Association of Thailand. ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

Kor Royal Cup Kor Royal Cup (), known as the Yai Cup () until 1963, was the highest level of club football competition which competed in the tournament in Thailand from 1916 to 1995. It was founded by the Football Association of Thailand in 1916. Department of ...

Individual *

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Dream ASEAN XI

References

External links

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Stats at Futbolesta
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patino, Javier 1988 births Living people People from San Sebastián de los Reyes Spanish people of Filipino descent Filipino people of Spanish descent Sportspeople of Spanish descent Spanish men's footballers Filipino men's footballers Footballers from the Community of Madrid Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Tercera División players UD San Sebastián de los Reyes players Córdoba CF players Xerez CD footballers Javier Patino Javier Patino Javier Patino Javier Patino Chinese Super League players Henan F.C. players Philippines men's international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Filipino expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in China Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Thailand 21st-century Spanish sportsmen 21st-century Filipino sportsmen