Spanish footballer Javi Garcia is known for his appearances for Real Madrid, Benfica, Manchester City and Zenit. Now the midfielder is in favor of Betis. As part of the youth team of Spain, Javi Garcia became the winner of the European Championship.
Biographical data
Fernandez Francisco Javier Garcia was born in February 1987 in the Spanish province of Murcia. Here he began to play football, and later a talented and promising midfielder moved to the club academy of Real Madrid.
The Spanish footballer is not the only athlete in his family - his cousin Luis also once played for Barcelona, Atlético and Liverpool.
Club career
At the age of seventeen, Javi Garcia began to play for the royal club's youth team. Here he spent 8 years until his childhood dream came true - a footballer in 2004 was summoned to the training camp along with the main team.
On November 28, Javi Garcia made his debut in Example. In the match against Levante, he helped Real Madrid defeat it with a score of 5: 0. However, the good game of the young midfielder did not help him gain a foothold in the base, so this and the next season he spent in the “double”.
In 2007, Javi Garcia transferred on loan to another club Examples - Osasuna. In its composition, the midfielder spent 25 fights, in which he scored 2 goals. Such a game attracted the attention of Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster, so in April the player returned to the creamy position, with whom he became the owner of the Spanish Super Cup.
In the 2008/2009 season, Javi Garcia desperately tried to gain a foothold in the main team of “Real”, but he did not succeed. At the end of the championship, the midfielder moved to the Portuguese “Benfica”. Javi spent four seasons at the Lisbon club, played 129 games and scored 14 goals. As part of the “Benfica”, he became the champion of Portugal and twice won the Cup of the country.
In 2012, the Spanish midfielder moved to Manchester City. As part of the “Citizens” Javi Garcia spent 2 seasons, played in 76 matches and scored 2 goals. With the Manchester team, he won the English Premier League, and also won the English League Cup.
In 2014, the Spanish footballer signed a contract with Zenit. As part of the St. Petersburg club, Xavi Garcia performed for three seasons. During this time he became the champion, as well as the owner of the Cup and Super Cup of Russia. In total, the “Zenith” midfielder played in 108 fights and scored 7 goals.
In 2017, Javi Garcia returned to Spain. For 1.5 million euros, he was sold at Betis.
Career Team
Like many young football players, Javi Garcia began speaking for the national team with a junior team. For her, the 16-year-old midfielder played in 3 fights and scored 1 goal. In the U-17 team, Javi Garcia performed in the period from 2003 to 2005. In 21 matches, he managed to score 4 goals.
In 2005, the midfielder was called up to the youth team. The following year, he went with the team to the European Youth Championship in Poland. Here, as part of the Red Fury, he became a triumph of the tournament. In the semifinal match against Austria, Javi Garcia scored double.
In 2012, the midfielder was called up to the national team. He had 2 fights with her, however, due to strong competition, he could not gain a foothold in the Spanish team.