Javi Cantero

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Javi Cantero
Personal information
Full name Javier Cantero de la Puente
Date of birth (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Granada, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Espanyol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009 Espanyol B 30 (0)
2009–2012 Atlético Madrid B 84 (5)
2012–2013 Oviedo 26 (1)
2013–2014 Enosis Neon 17 (0)
2014–2016 Mirandés 30 (1)
2016–2017 Recreativo 30 (1)
2017–2019 Burgos 36 (1)
2019 Ebro 9 (0)
2020 Maracena 7 (1)
International career
2006–2007 Spain U19 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020

Javier 'Javi' Cantero de la Puente (born 22 January 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left back.

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Club career

Born in Granada, Andalusia, Cantero graduated from RCD Espanyol's youth academy, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2007–08 season, in Segunda División B. On 22 July 2009 he signed for Atlético Madrid, [1] but again featured solely for the B-team also in the third level.

On 6 August 2012, Cantero moved to fellow league side Real Oviedo. [2] After featuring regularly for the Asturians during his only season, he moved abroad for the first time, joining Cyprus' Enosis Neon Paralimni FC. [3]

Cantero returned to Spain on 23 July 2014, signing for Segunda División club CD Mirandés. [4] He played his first match as a professional on 24 August, featuring 90 minutes in the 0–0 home draw against CD Lugo. [5] He scored his only league goal the following 16 May, but in a 2–3 home loss to FC Barcelona B. [6]

Released in June 2016, Cantero subsequently joined Recreativo de Huelva. [7]

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