Javi Eslava
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Eslava Carrasco | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mérida | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cornellà | |||
| Hospitalet | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Can Vidalet | ||
| 2019–2021 | Vilassar Mar | 45 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | Castelldefels | 60 | (17) |
| 2023–2024 | Europa | 30 | (9) |
| 2024– | Mérida | 32 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 | |||
Javier "Javi" Eslava Carrasco (born 14 June 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Mérida AD. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a right winger.
Career
[edit]Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Eslava represented UE Cornellà and CE L'Hospitalet as a youth.[1] In 2016, after finishing his formation, he signed for Segona Catalana side CF Can Vidalet.
Eslava helped Can Vidalet to achieve promotion to Primera Catalana in his first season, and remained a starter afterwards. In July 2019, he joined Tercera División side UE Vilassar de Mar.[2]
On 23 June 2021, Eslava was announced at UE Castelldefels in Tercera División RFEF.[3] On 13 June 2023, after scoring 13 goals for the side, he moved to Segunda Federación side CE Europa.[4]
On 16 June 2024, Eslava signed a one-year deal with Primera Federación side Mérida AD.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Entrevista con Javi Eslava, jugador del AD Mérida" [Interview with Javi Eslava, AD Mérida player] (in Spanish). Futboleros TV. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Primer partit de pretemporada" [First match of pre-season] (in Catalan). UE Vilassar de Mar. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "UE Castelldefels 21–22. Javi Eslava (Vilassar), segon fitxatge" [UE Castelldefels 21–22. Javi Eslava (Vilassar), second signing] (in Catalan). UE Castelldefels. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "L'Europa incorpora Eslava, el pitxitxi de Tercera" [Europa sign Eslava, the top scorer of Tercera] (in Catalan). CE Europa. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Javi Eslava, nuevo jugador romano" [Javi Eslava, new Roman player] (in Spanish). Mérida AD. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Javi Eslava at BDFutbol
- Javi Eslava at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Javi Eslava at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Men's association football forwards
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda Federación players
- Tercera División players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- UE Vilassar de Mar players
- CE Europa footballers
- Mérida AD players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen