Xavi Ginard

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Xavi Ginard
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Ginard playing for Atlético Baleares in 2012
Personal information
Full name Xavier Ginard Torres
Date of birth (1986-10-11) 11 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Artà, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Artà
Manacor
2002–2005 Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Felanitx
2006–2007 Manacor
2007–2009 Binissalem 58 (0)
2009–2010 Sabadell 3 (0)
2010–2011 Campos 35 (0)
2011–2014 Atlético Baleares 49 (0)
2014–2015 Veria 5 (0)
2015–2016 Aris 4 (0)
2016–2019 Olot 99 (0)
2019–2022 Atlético Baleares 21 (0)
2022–2023 Manacor 28 (0)
2023–2024 Poblense 28 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Xavier 'Xavi' Ginard Torres (born 11 October 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

Born in Artà, Balearic Islands, Ginard was a youth product of FC Barcelona's La Masia. [1] He made his debut as a senior with CE Felanitx in the 2005–06 season, in Tercera División.

Ginard moved to fellow league club CE Manacor in June 2006, [2] and first arrived in Segunda División B in 2009 after agreeing to a deal at CE Sabadell FC. [3] After acting as a backup to David de Navas during the campaign he returned to the fourth tier, signing for CE Campos.

On 2 August 2011, Ginard joined CD Atlético Baleares in division three. [4] Initially playing second-fiddle to Biel Ribas and Ian Mackay in his first two years, he was an undisputed starter in his third, appearing in 30 matches as a captain and being also awarded the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for the category. [5]

On 28 May 2014, Ginard moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year contract with Super League Greece side Veria FC. [6] He played his first match as a professional on 24 September, starting in a 4–1 home win against A.E. Ermionida F.C. in the second round of the Greek Football Cup. [7] In the following stage of the same competition, he kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 away victory over Ergotelis FC. [8]

Ginard made his league debut on 7 February 2015, in a 1–1 home draw to Atromitos FC. After countryman Jonathan López's return in the summer he was deemed surplus to requirements, and his contract was mutually terminated. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 February 2021 [10] [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sabadell 2009–10 Segunda División B 3000—30
Atlético Baleares 2011–12 Segunda División B130004 [a] 0170
2012–13 6010—70
2013–14 30000—300
Total4901040540
Veria 2014–15 Football League Greece 5050—100
Olot 2017–18 Segunda División B35030—380
2018–19 34000—340
Total6903000720
Atlético Baleares 2019–20 Segunda División B100101 [a] 0120
2020–21 5010—60
Total1502010180
Career total1410110501570
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

  1. ↑ Alzamora, Miquel (29 May 2014). "El gran salto de Ginard" [Ginard's quantum leap]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Xavi Ginard, podría firmar por el Manacor de Pep Sansó" [Xavi Ginard, could sign for Pep Sansó's Manacor] (in Spanish). Info Balear. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "El Sabadell presenta a Xavi Ginard procedente del Binissalem" [Sabadell present Xavi Ginard from Binissalem] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "El meta Internacional Xavi Ginard refuerza la portería del At. Baleares" [International goalkeeper Xavi Ginard bolsters At. Baleares goal] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Xavi Ginard gana el trofeo Zamora del Grupo III de la 2ª División B" [Xavi Ginard wins the Zamora trophy in 2nd Division B's Group III] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "La pagina web del Veria FC Griego confirma el fichaje de Xavi Ginard" [Greek Veria FC's web page confirms the signing of Xavi Ginard] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Syriodis, Nikos (24 September 2014). Βέροια – Ερμιονίδα 4–1 [Veria – Ermionida 4–1] (in Greek). Sport 24. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Εργοτέλης – Βέροια 0–2 [Ergotelis – Veria 0–2] (in Greek). Sport 24. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Παρελθόν και τυπικά ο Τζινάρ από τη «Βασίλισσα» (in Greek). Kerkida Sport. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  10. ↑ Xavi Ginard at BDFutbol
  11. ↑ Xavi Ginard at Soccerway
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