Javi Rey
Personal information
Full name Javier Villar Rey
Date of birth (1991-02-20) 20 February 1991
Place of birth Pontevedra, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Avilés
Number 16
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– Avilés 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:15, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

Javier "Javi" Villar Rey (born 20 February 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Avilés CF 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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] On 18 July 2013 he joined RC Celta de Vigo, being initially assigned to the reserve side in the third tier.[4]

In the following seasons, Rey all but competed in division three, with CD Guijuelo, UD Logroñés,[5] CD Badajoz, UCAM Murcia CF[6] and Racing de Ferrol (with the last of those clubs, he also had a very brief spell in the Tercera División).[7]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "El Lugo se desprende de sus héroes" [Lugo let go of their heroes]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "El Celta ficha al centrocampista Javi Rey" [Celta sign midfielder Javi Rey]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "El UCAM ficha al centrocampista Javi Rey" [UCAM sign midfielder Javi Rey]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. ↑ 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.
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