In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villar and the second or maternal family name is Rey.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Javier Villar Rey | ||
Date of birth | (1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Pontevedra, Spain | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arosa | ||
Youth career | |||
Pontevedra | |||
2009–2010 | Valencia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Pontevedra B | 9 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Pontevedra | 4 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Valencia B | 13 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Lugo | 34 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Celta B | 48 | (1) |
2013 | Celta | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Guijuelo | 35 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Logroñés | 19 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Badajoz | 34 | (2) |
2018–2019 | UCAM Murcia | 6 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Racing Ferrol | 27 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Pontevedra | 30 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Avilés | 28 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Talavera | 20 | (0) |
2024– | Arosa | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 |
Javier "Javi" Villar Rey (born 20 February 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Arosa as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Pontevedra, Galicia, Rey played youth football with hometown club Pontevedra CF. In late 2008 he made his debut as a senior at the age of only 17 and, the following summer, moved to Valencia CF to complete his development; during the 2009–10 season, he appeared in one game for the reserves also in the Segunda División B.
In July 2011, Rey signed a contract with CD Lugo. He contributed 22 appearances in his debut campaign (18 starts, 1,622 minutes of action), as the team returned to Segunda División after an absence of 20 years.
Rey made his debut as a professional on 1 December 2012, appearing as a late substitute in a 1–2 home loss against FC Barcelona B. On 18 July 2013 he joined RC Celta de Vigo, being initially assigned to the reserve side in the third tier.
In the following seasons, Rey all but competed in division three, with CD Guijuelo, UD Logroñés, CD Badajoz, UCAM Murcia CF and Racing de Ferrol (with the last of those clubs, he also had a very brief spell in the Tercera División).
References
- "La joven perla granate Javi Rey deja el filial del Valencia por el Lugo" [Young maroon gem Javi Rey leaves Valencia reserves for Lugo]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 14 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- "El Lugo se desprende de sus héroes" [Lugo let go of their heroes]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- "Un doblete de Araujo desmonta la muralla lucense" [Araujo brace breaks down Lugo's wall]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- "El Celta ficha al centrocampista Javi Rey" [Celta sign midfielder Javi Rey]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- "La UDL ficha a Javi Rey, del Guijuelo" [UDL sign Javi Rey, from Guijuelo] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- "El UCAM ficha al centrocampista Javi Rey" [UCAM sign midfielder Javi Rey]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- Elías, Carla (29 January 2019). "Javi Rey ficha hasta fin de temporada por el Racing" [Javi Rey signs until end of the season with Racing]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
External links
Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Pontevedra
- Men's association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Segunda Federación players
- Tercera Federación players
- Pontevedra CF footballers
- Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
- CD Lugo players
- RC Celta Fortuna players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- CD Guijuelo footballers
- UD Logroñés players
- CD Badajoz players
- UCAM Murcia CF players
- Racing de Ferrol footballers
- Real Avilés Industrial CF footballers
- CF Talavera de la Reina players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen