Javi Castellano

Javi Castellano
Personal information
Full name	Javier Castellano Betancor
Date of birth	2 November 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	Las Palmas B
2008–2011	Mallorca B
2008–2009	→ Cultural Leonesa (loan)
2009	→ Albacete (loan)
2010–2011	→ Real Unión (loan)
2011–2021	Las Palmas
2021–2022	UD Logroñés
2023	Atlético Paso
2023–2024	SD Logroñés
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Javier 'Javi' Castellano Betancor (born 2 November 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Castellano graduated from UD Las Palmas' youth setup, and made his senior debut with the reserves in 2006, in the Tercera División. On 2 January 2008 he appeared in his first game as a professional, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against Villarreal CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.^[1]

On 31 January 2008, Castellano moved to another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B also in the fourth division.^[2] On 14 August, he was loaned to Segunda División B club Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in a season-long deal.^[3]

After another loan stints at Albacete Balompié^[4] and Real Unión,^[5] Castellano cut ties with the Balearic Islands side in June 2011. Late in the month, he returned to his first club Las Palmas after signing a three-year contract.^[6]

Castellano played 43 games in the 2014–15 campaign – playoffs included – helping to a return to La Liga after 13 years. He made his debut in the competition on 22 August 2015, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 defeat at Atlético Madrid.^[7] It was his only appearance of the campaign, due to a serious knee injury.^[8]^[9]

Personal life

Castellano's twin brother, Daniel, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented Las Palmas.^[10]

References

^ "El Villarreal suda para ganar a Las Palmas" [Villarreal sweat it to defeat Las Palmas]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 January 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ "El Mallorca ficha a los gemelos Castellano de Las Palmas" [Mallorca sign the Castellano twins from Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ "Cultural Leonesa: llega cedido Javi Castellano" [Cultural Leonesa: Javi Castellano arrives on loan] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ "Castellano, nuevo refuerzo del Albacete" [Castellano, new addition of Albacete]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 August 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ "Acuerdo para la cesión de Javi Castellano" [Agreement for the loan of Javi Castellano] (in Spanish). Real Unión. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ "Javi y Dani Castellano ya son jugadores amarillos hasta el año 2014" [Javi and Dani Castellano are already amarillo players until 2014]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ Malagón, Manuel (22 August 2015). "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lack something]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
^ "Grave lesión de Javi Castellano" [Serious Javi Castellano injury]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 August 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
^ "Javi Castellano: "Cuando estás lesionado sólo el caminar te cambia la vida"" [Javi Castellano: "When one is injured just being able to walk can be life-changing"] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
^ Sánchez, Naré (3 February 2012). "Las Palmas presume de una pareja de gemelos" [Las Palmas boast of set of twins]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.

External links

Javi Castellano at BDFutbol
Javi Castellano at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Javi Castellano at Soccerway

[1] "El Villarreal suda para ganar a Las Palmas" [Villarreal sweat it to defeat Las Palmas]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 January 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[2] "El Mallorca ficha a los gemelos Castellano de Las Palmas" [Mallorca sign the Castellano twins from Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[3] "Cultural Leonesa: llega cedido Javi Castellano" [Cultural Leonesa: Javi Castellano arrives on loan] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[4] "Castellano, nuevo refuerzo del Albacete" [Castellano, new addition of Albacete]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 August 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[5] "Acuerdo para la cesión de Javi Castellano" [Agreement for the loan of Javi Castellano] (in Spanish). Real Unión. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[6] "Javi y Dani Castellano ya son jugadores amarillos hasta el año 2014" [Javi and Dani Castellano are already amarillo players until 2014]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[7] Malagón, Manuel (22 August 2015). "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lack something]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.

[8] "Grave lesión de Javi Castellano" [Serious Javi Castellano injury]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 August 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

[9] "Javi Castellano: "Cuando estás lesionado sólo el caminar te cambia la vida"" [Javi Castellano: "When one is injured just being able to walk can be life-changing"] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

[10] Sánchez, Naré (3 February 2012). "Las Palmas presume de una pareja de gemelos" [Las Palmas boast of set of twins]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.

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