Francisco Martos

Javi Martos
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Martos Espigares
Date of birth (1984-01-04) 4 January 1984
Place of birth Alamedilla, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Charleroi
Number 8
Youth career
1993–2003 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Barcelona C 76 (1)
2006 Barcelona 1 (0)
2006–2007 CSKA Sofia 8 (0)
2007 Girona 18 (1)
2007–2008 Málaga B 24 (0)
2008–2010 Iraklis 44 (0)
2011– Charleroi 164 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martos and the second or maternal family name is Espigares.

Francisco Javier 'Javi' Martos Espigares (born 4 January 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Belgian club R. Charleroi S.C. as a right back.

Football career

Born in Alamedilla, Granada, Martos spent one full decade in FC Barcelona's youth system,[1][2] but only represented the C-team as a senior. On 20 May 2006 he played his first and only La Liga game, replacing also youth graduate Andrea Orlandi in the second half of a 1–3 loss against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mamés Stadium, as the Frank Rijkaard-led side had already been crowned league champions.[3]

Martos had a brief spell with PFC CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria after being released by the Blaugrana, becoming the first Spaniard to play in the A Football Group,[4] then resumed his career in amateur football, first with Girona FC then Atlético Malagueño. In the 2008 summer he joined Iraklis Thessaloniki FC, being first-choice and helping the team to back-to-back tenth-place finishes in the Superleague Greece.

In early December 2010 Martos went on trial with SD Eibar in his homeland,[5] but nothing came of it. In the following year's winter transfer window, he signed a contract with R. Charleroi S.C. in Belgium.[6]

Martos was relegated from the Pro League in his first year, but achieved promotion in his first full season after only missing three league matches.

References

  1. ↑ "Debe ser el número 23" [Must be number 23] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "La entrevista: Javi Martos" [The interview: Javi Martos] (in Spanish). Calentando Banquillo. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Lelyov, Momchil (20 July 2006). "“А” група погледна към елита на Европа. За пръв път в първенството ще ритат холандец и испанец" ["“А” Group looked towards Europe's elite. For the first time championship will feature Spaniards and Dutchmen] (in Bulgarian). 7 Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  5. ↑ El ex del Barcelona, Javier Martos, a prueba con el Eibar (Former Barcelona player Javier Martos, on trial with Eibar); Diario Vasco, 8 December 2010 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Javi Martos, oficialmente nuevo jugador del Charleroi (Javi Martos, officially new Charleroi player); Tablón Deportivo, 22 January 2011 (Spanish)
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