Javi Castellano

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

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Castellano and the second or maternal family name is Betancor.
Javi Castellano
Personal information
Full name Javier Castellano Betancor
Date of birth (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Las Palmas
Number 18
Youth career
Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Las Palmas B 28 (0)
2008–2011 Mallorca B 14 (0)
2008–2009 → Cultural Leonesa (loan) 38 (1)
2009 → Albacete (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2011 → Real Unión (loan) 37 (2)
2011– Las Palmas 215 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2020

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 Tercera División. On 2 January 2008 he appeared in his first game as a professional, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Villarreal CF for the season's Copa del Rey.[1]

On 31 January 2008, Castellano moved to another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B also in the fourth level.[2] On 14 August, he was loaned to Segunda División B club Cultural 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 agreeing to a three-year deal.[6]

Castellano played 43 games in 2014–15 – 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 0–1 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, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented Las Palmas.[10]

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References
  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] (in Spanish). Canarias7. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  7. "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lack something]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 August 2015. 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. "Las Palmas presume de una pareja de gemelos" [Las Palmas boast of set of twins]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 February 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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